The covid-19 pandemic: Challenges faced and lessons learned regarding distance learning in lebanese higher education institutions
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In this paper, the authors evaluated the views of language teachers with regards to online teaching to better understand both its advantages and disadvantages in comparison to face-to-face education, and offered insight on the educator's feedback and their presented solutions that will lead to a better experience with online learning.Abstract:
In the past few months, due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, most educational establishments in Lebanon, including schools and higher education institutions, made the transition to distance learning. This research sought to explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges that it currently poses to higher education. More specifically, it aimed to evaluate the views of language teachers with regards to online teaching to better understand both its advantages and disadvantages in comparison to face-to-face education. The study also offered insight on the educator’s feedback and their presented solutions that will lead to a better experience with online learning. A quantitative cross-sectional online survey was implemented for the purpose of this study.read more
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