Issues and Challenges in Online Education and Evaluation Process in Pakistan Driven by Covid-19

Author(s) : Muhammad Sajid Khan & Mehak

Abstract:

Covid-19 came as a bad dream to all the structures of society whether economic, political or social. It threw doubts on the current condition of the systems of society. Education is one of the afflicted sector because the pandemic caused almost a year long closure of the  education system. Many advanced countries had already been incorporating online education in their system in some way but developing nations like Pakistan suffered the most since they were not prepared for this new system of education and evaluation at any phase in the pandemic. From students to teachers, everyone has came across many challenges in acquiring this new system of education. This paper aims at analysing those challenges of online education and changed evaluation system in Pakistan during the Covid-19 period and put forwarded some structured solutions on how to manage these changes for the future in the case that a new calamity arises.

Keywords: Challenges, Online Education, Evaluation, Covid-19, Pakistan