Coronavirus Pandemic Open Distance E-Learning (ODeL) as an Alternative Strategy for Higher Educational Institutions

Abstract

The lockdown down of countries has fueled the alternative option of open distance e-learning education because one of the precautions of the coronaviruses is maintaining social distance from one another. Since higher education institutions could no longer function as expected where teaching and learning, research, and other activities could take place, the suggestion of open distance e-learning where students could work from home was adopted. Many educational institutions have leverage online learning platforms in providing vital resources to promote the culture of learning as the world continues to combat the dreaded coronavirus. Open distance e-learning as a strategy for higher education institutions has rescued the academic environment from total paralysis. This paper explores this phenomenon.