E-LEARNING DEPENDENCY AND ITS INFLUENCE DURING COVID-19 WITH RESPECT TO HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION

Learning through electronic media is termed as e-Learning. The concept of e-Learning is also expressed as web-based learning, online learning, internet-based learning, distance learning, distance education, distributed learning, computer-mediated learning, computer-assisted learning, Virtual learning and Blended learning. Education in the present scenario cannot exist without e-Learning. Due to COVID-19 the influence towards e-Learning has become visionary. The study is based on both secondary and primary data collected from students who are studying in colleges and universities. The main purpose of the study is to highlight the initiatives taken towards education and education systems by various organizations and institutions globally, to bring out the evolution and growth of e-Learning from 18^th Century to 21^st Century and also to understand the influencing factors and their impact of e-Learning and COVID-19 towards Higher or Tertiary Education in this era of  Corona Pandemic.