State of Higher Education during the COVID-19 Period in Bangladesh A Quantitative Analysis

Abstract

This study explores how and to what extent e-learning facilities are provided to public university students during the closure amid the  outbreak of COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh. We explore the probable outcome of implementing e-learning facilities for students  during the closure of major public-funded universities (such as Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Shahjalal  University of Science and technology, and Rajshahi University Engineering and Technology) in Bangladesh amid the pandemic. This  study focuses on how tertiary level educational institutes, particularly public universities (as these are less equipped with modern technologies) in Bangladesh have coped with vulnerable conditions and what students and teachers engage in using an e-learning  platform during the closure of educational institutions amid the outbreak of the coronavirus infection in Bangladesh. This study also  revealed why and how the e-learning education system was being adopted in Bangladesh, particularly in major public-funded universities. This study was also conducted for students and teachers at various public universities to gain additional information  about the coordination and contribution of e-learning during this pandemic. We also explore how e-learning is provided for students  as a learning paradigm in educational institutions through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).