Role of ict in higher education: Prospect and challenges

Education has been an important tool for social and economic change since time immemorial. Higher education in India is currently undergoing a major change in terms of accessibility, affordability, and efficiency. The rapid developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) around the world are highly influencing this transition. Information and Communication Technology is a paragliding term that includes electronic-based communication devices or applications, including radio, television, cell phones, computer and network, hardware, software, satellite systems, and several related services and applications this includes Command Over the Internet (COI), chatting, video conferencing and distance learning. When such technologies are used for educational purposes, it much help enhance student learning and build learning environments ICT can be considered as a subfield of Educational Technology. ICTs in higher education are used for course material development, content delivery, and content sharing, establishing contact between learners, teachers, and the outside world. Presentation and lecture production and delivery, academic research, administrative support, and student enrolment are some major undertakings that make it easy to use ICT. The implementation of ICTs in higher education has profound implications for the entire process of education, especially in addressing key issues of access, equity, management, performance, pedagogy, and quality. At the same time, the best use cases of resources resulting from the proliferation of ICTs in the higher education system pose a significant challenge for higher education institutions. In this context, this paper discusses some opportunities and challenges presented in the present-day scenario by the introduction of ICTs into various aspects of higher education.