State of the problem

Students' capacity to engage in higher education from home is being hampered by a lack of
access to critical digital infrastructure. During the Covid-19 outage, 52% of students said that
a sluggish or inconsistent internet connection that hampered their studying, with 8%
reporting that it was "severely" affected. According to a poll of 1,416 students, Natives
running for the OfS:
 71% reported lack of access to a quiet study space, with 22% ‘severely’ impacted
 56% said they lacked access to appropriate online course materials, with 9%
‘severely’ impacted.
 18% were impacted by lack of access to a computer, laptop or tablet – 4% said they
were ‘severely’ impacted.

In addition of that, some of the parents not having capabilities to buy a gadget to use for their
child/children for online education. The COVID-19 crisis exacerbates social disparity in the
education. Students from more affluent families attend schools with greater digital
infrastructure, and instructors may have more advanced digital technology abilities. Some
schools have access to cutting-edge digital technologies and teaching materials. Students
from disadvantaged backgrounds attend schools with inadequate ICT infrastructure and
instructional resources. Following COVID-19, more privileged children are enrolling in
schools to participate in online learning. Schools in impoverished, rural locations lack the
necessary digital infrastructure to offer remote instruction. Furthermore, there is a huge gap
in technology and instructional resources between private and public schools. In most
nations, private schools outperform state schools. Students do not have equitable access to
digital technologies and educational resources. The COVID-19 epidemic affects schools,
students, educators, and parents that’s why Distance learning is a solution to keep the
education system going, but it is difficult in developing countries because many parents have
never attended school and there is a lack of the necessary Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) infrastructures, computers, radio, and television to provide distance
learning. Children may be more reliant on their parents than younger pupils, and they require
assistance in their learning process, internet access, and use of digital gadgets and
programs. During coronavirus, students from low-income households with lower educational
levels and youngsters with low learning motivation suffer the most.
Access to computers and the internet is only essential for successful distant education. This
does not apply to all pupils in underdeveloped nations. Staff and teachers should also be
conversant with online learning systems. Teachers face technological challenges as well as
a lack of infrastructural availability. Some private schools may not pay their employees'
salaries, while others may pay only half. COVID-19 has an impact on low-income
households since many children may not have access to the necessary equipment at home.
The closing of physical schools and the deployment of distant education result in students
spending less time learning, stress, and a loss of learning motivation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has no definite investigation when the virus will be controlled, but
there is an indicator that it will be at least two years before the virus resurfaces and
challenges the globe. As a result, governments should devise various measures to ensure
the continuity of the education system through distant learning. In this regard, the country
develops a strategy for scaling educational technology during pandemics, establishing zero-
rating educational resources on the internet, universal service funds, and connecting schools
to the internet, preparing online teaching and learning resources, utilizing free online learning
resources, practicing mobile learning, practicing radio and television teaching, and
expanding ICT infrastructures. Then, for each distance learning difficulty and opportunity for
children, students, instructors, and families, identify each. This aids in determining and
controlling the bottleneck of online teaching and learning difficulties.
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