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Amid this crisis, the F2F education system adopted tools and technologies otherwise prevalent in distance education (DE) . There is ample literature corroborating the widespread use of such tools by F2F education during the lockdown. However, there is a need to study how the existing distance education system in Asia and countries like India which uses printed selflearning materials, digital technology, and F2F counselling functioned during the same period. This study tries to identify the changes brought about in this system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to find out the experiences of learners of a DE program , viz. M.A. in Distance Education (MADE) offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India which introduced emergency online interventions during the pandemic. A mixed-method approach was used to elicit responses from the learners regarding their psychological state, teaching-learning transaction , learner support and autonomy , and the role of technology. An online questionnaire comprising 21 Likert-type items and 4 open-ended questions was used to collect responses from 57 participants. The study found a positive response to the use of online synchronous tools for counselling with most of the participants desirous of continuation of such interventions even after the pandemic. The majority reported non-interruption in their DE studies and felt confident of completing the program owing to the flexibility of the system. The study affirmed DE’s resilience to the effect of the pandemic upon its learners. The expectations from learners and institutions for enhanced use of online technology in the future raise a strong requirement for continuous professional development (CPD) of distance teachers. The findings hint toward further strengthening of DE in the country to increase the overall resilience of education.  \nKeywords: distance education, emergency remote teaching , Covid-19, online academic counselling , continuous professional development  \nHighlights  \nWhat is already known about this topic?  \n• The literature contains many well-documented pandemic experiences of F2F learners and teachers  \n• The existing operations of all forms of education came to a halt and institutions including distance education began scrambling in response to the immediate threat caused by COVID- 19  \nWhat this paper contributes:  \n• The study illustrates the pandemic experiences of distance learners both from a psychological and academic point of view to ascertain the resilience of distance education  \n• The paper documents the changes in the DE system in response to the challenges of the pandemic  \n18  \nPublished by Asian Society for Open and Distance Education (ASODE), Japan ISSN 1347-9008 [http://www.asianjde.com/](http://www.asianjde.com/)  \nThis is an open access article under the CC BY license  \nImplications for theory, practice , and/or policy:  \n• The findings reinforce the use of multimodal delivery of learning in DE and emphasize the need for further developing the asynchronous and synchronous online capabilities  \n• CPD of distance teachers especially with respect to emerging technologies and instilling of independent learning skills among the distance learners is strongly urged in the paper  \n• Remodeling delivery systems by developing study centers and public libraries , especially in rural/remote areas, into technology-enabled Wi-Fi spaces for online access to learners is further indicated.  \nIntroduction  \nThe global education system received a severe jolt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite centuries of experience of classroom-based education and a long history of distance education (DE) , it t","cbCaiv3qSYeVeHci","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv3qSYeVeHci","pdf",488979,"English","# Abstract\n## Highlights\n## Implications for theory, practice, and/or policy\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"What was the main purpose of the study on distance education learners?\",\"answer\":\"To identify changes in the distance education system and learners’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on psychological state, teaching-learning transactions, support and autonomy, and technology’s role.\"},{\"question\":\"Which program and institution were studied?\",\"answer\":\"The study examined learners of the M.A. in Distance Education (MADE) program offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the study find about using online synchronous tools for counselling?\",\"answer\":\"Most participants responded positively and wanted such interventions to continue even after the pandemic.\"}]","Pandemic Experiences of Distance Education Learners: Inherent Resilience and Implications | PDF",1792076503]