Research Article 11 27
Journal of Education & Social Sciences - Volume 8, Issue 2 2020
By Nadra Huma Quraishi, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Sheeraz, Khadija Amer
10.20547/jess0822008204
Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID - 19, higher education, instructional design, online education, Pakistan.

This paper evaluates the anticipated impact of the COVID - 19 pandemic on mainstream higher education in Pakistan as the country's institutions plan an unprecedented shift to digital mode of instruction. The outbreak has forced the institutions to call off face-to-face teaching and move to the online instructional method. The world, struggling to delineate the new normal, moved quickly towards lockdown. This measure was imperative to enforce social distancing to contain the epidemic. In this paper, we argue that the panic has not permitted the academic community to systematically investigate the challenges and offer solutions. Still, it is possible to quickly identify some of the burning issues and provide some recommendations for policymakers, educationists and academics to deal with the crisis.