Title:
NEW EXPECTATIONS FOR GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION BY USING ONLINE LEARNING DURING A PANDEMIC

Authors:
Robert E. Waller ,Pamela A. Lemoine , Kimberly Mc Elveen , Christopher J. Garretson and Michael D. Richardson* ,USA

Abstract:
Higher education has assumed a globalized emphasis, supported and sustained by technology. Even now, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the higher education sector worldwide leading to the near-total closures of universities and colleges. Almost all higher education institutions rapidly shifted face-to-face education to online learning during the pandemic. These have created significant challenges for the global higher education community, yet also significant opportunities. The current COVID-19 pandemic has presented educators with the challenges of converting face-to-face instruction to online learning to guarantee continued learning opportunities for students