Challenges and Opportunity of Online Education for Home Science : A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

Online education has become more prevalent across various fields of study, including Home Science. It is changing the existing traditional learning paradigms and offering educators, students, and institutions both challenges and opportunities. There are various challenges in online Home Science education. One of the major concerns is the practical nature of Home Science, which traditionally involves hands-on skills. Transitioning these hands-on activities to a virtual context poses a significant challenge. To ensure that students can effectively acquire and apply practical skills through online learning platforms is still an ongoing concern for educators. Traditional assessment methods that require in-person demonstrations and evaluations are demanding to develop innovative and reliable methods for assessing practical skills online. In the absence of face-to-face encounters, it might be difficult to nurture soft skills like effective communication, interpersonal skills, and empathy, which are essential to home science. Home Science education offers a range of opportunities. The COVID-19 epidemic enhanced the acceptance of online learning, notably in the field of home science. The use of digital tools by educators and institutions to maintain learning continuity helped them quickly adjust to remote instruction. Online platforms also support cross-cultural communication between students and teachers, encouraging the sharing of ideas and different points of view. Innovative technologies can be integrated into the digital environment, including virtual reality and augmented reality, which can improve the learning process by offering immersive simulations of real-world home science activities. Thus, this comprehensive review paper emphasizes the changing environment of online home science education. It highlights the difficulties in developing and evaluating practical abilities as well as the value of developing soft skills in a virtual world. However, it also acknowledges the advantages that come with online learning, such as improved resource accessibility, multicultural collaboration, and modern technology. Home Science has the ability to furnish people with empower life skills of individuals and foster domestic well-being. Thus, this comprehensive review paper emphasizes the changing environment of online home science education. It highlights the difficulties in developing and evaluating practical abilities as well as the value of developing soft skills in a virtual world. However, it also acknowledges the advantages that come with online learning, such as improved resource accessibility, multicultural collaboration, and modern technology. Home Science has the ability to furnish people with empower life skills of individuals and foster domestic well-being.