Study of User Preferences amongst online learning modes

: Online learning is a rapidly growing tool to enhance the mode of education especially in higher educational institutions. Online Learning opportunities are usually accessed via the internet; though other technologies are also used in this technology.Many universities have started using online learning as a tool to enhance learning among students. The acceptance of online learning category by higher institutions and their students is somewhat unknown .In the growing trend of online learning, the much preferred assumption is that the asynchronous learning mode which gives good flexibility is the preferred mode. As online learning starts to gain popularity, consideration needs to be given to the delivery system to be used, the instructors and also students who will be using the system. This paper deals with identifying the preferred category in online learning; where-in asurvey is used in arriving at the key findings with appropriate methods and approaches.