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Title COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES REGARDING ONLINE LEARNING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Author(s) MUHAMMAD AFTAB

Abstract Online Learning as a concept is the most talked phenomenon over the past two decades. In this research, I present comparative analysis from a systematic literature of public and private universities regarding online learning. The explanatory Sequential mixed method was used in this research work. A stratified random sampling technique was used. The data was collected from the population that consists of 14720 students in Islamabad based upon two public sector universities, 8623 students from two private sector students, 433 faculty members from two private sector universities, and 545 from two public sector universities faculty members. The study's sample size was 323 faculty members (179 from public sector universities and 144 from private sector universities) and 505 students (295 from public sector universities and 210 from private sector universities). Data were analyzed through means, T-test, and thematic Analysis. Results regarding the quantitative section of the research showed that the teaching presence and Learning Platforms were the most relevant challenges reported in public and private universities in Islamabad. Moreover, in terms of opportunities, the study implicates various outcomes for the faculty members and students that mainly address their competencies for online learning and teaching was technological innovation. The analysis from the collected data investigated that university administration should act as a catalyst between students and faculty and develop a proper Learning Management for lifelong learning opportunity.

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Description Educational institutions in Pakistan are based mainly only on traditional face-to-face learning in the physical settings of classrooms. During COVID 19, educational institutions worldwide and Pakistan also shifted from formal classroom learning to online learning. As, online learning concept was new and most students and faculty in Pakistan were unfamiliar with online learning Platforms. Due to this situation, educational institutions faced many challenges regarding online learning. Implementation of online learning also provided various opportunities to students and faculty in this context