Op-Ed

May 24, 2020

Face-to-face classes online

"Even before the COVID-19 lockdown, Nepal needed distance learning in higher education"

As with all other sections of society, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned higher education upside down around the world, including Nepal. Universities are turning to digitally-facilitated remote learning.

It is likely that after the pandemic is over, most schools will return to more established teaching methods of face-to-face lectures and discussions. However, given that we may see other, similar, crises in the future, it is important that we invest in resources that will make distance learning possible in Nepal.