COVID-19 pandemic and the E-learning in higher institutions of education: Faculty of engineering and technology at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan as a case study

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemics has spread rapidly around the world, sending millions of people into quarantine and lockdown. Based on that, the management of higher educational institutions had to use Internet technology in teaching as the only option to continue all the academic activities across...

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Published in:Journal of human behavior in the social environment 2021-05, Vol.31 (1-4), p.464-475
Main Authors: Alkhalil, Shahnaz M., Manasrah, Ahmad A., Dabbour, Loai M., Bashayreh, Esra'a A., Abdelhafez, Eman A., Rababa, Esraa G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CAI
Case studies
College faculty
College students
Colleges & universities
Computer assisted instruction
Coping
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Distance learning
education quality
Engineering
Higher education
higher education institution
Institutions
Internet
Learning
Online instruction
online learning
Pandemics
Quarantine
Teaching
Technology
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Summary:Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemics has spread rapidly around the world, sending millions of people into quarantine and lockdown. Based on that, the management of higher educational institutions had to use Internet technology in teaching as the only option to continue all the academic activities across all higher education institution worldwide. This paper aims to investigate how engineering students are coping with the e-learning methods adopted by Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan during the pandemic. A total of 470 have participated in this study from the faculty of engineering and technology at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan. From the findings of the survey, it was clear that students are satisfied with the online teaching and learning instituted by Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, despite few identified challenges.
ISSN:1091-1359
1540-3556
DOI:10.1080/10911359.2020.1829243