A Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Students and their Perception of e-Learning via MyCaptain App

Abstract

The educational system across the country has been adversely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This forced several educational institutions to be closed, affecting students across the country. Because of the pandemic, people have been advised to maintain a safe distance of at least 6 feet, which clearly doesn't support the whole premise of educational institutions. This has brought in a huge change in the interactions that take place between teachers and students. This has brought a huge difference in students' lives as traditional classroom teaching has had to take a back seat while computer-based learning is prevalent now. This type of learning, termed online learning, is how educational goals have been achieved ever since the pandemic broke out. It is imperative to understand how students' lives have changed due to unforeseen circumstances and how their perception has changed toward the e-learning platform. In this research paper, an attempt has been made to focus on and understand the impact of COVID-19 on students and their perception of e-learning especially using MyCaptain app as a platform. This paper reveals that the students perceive the online learning platform to be the future mainly due to the availability of the study material all the time, and convenience.