Desireé Cranfield|Andrea Tick|Isabella M. Venter|Rénette Blignaut|Karen Renaud
Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning during COVID-19—A Comparative Study
Swansea University|Óbuda University|University of the Western Cape|University of the Western Cape|University of Strathclyde|Rhodes University|University of South Africa
pandemic subsequent lockdowns dramatically changed educational landscape higher education institutions beforecovid19 traditional universities choices pedagogical practice included variety teaching delivery modes overnight single mode delivery became option traditional higher education institutions services migrated digital platforms leading period emergency elearning full impact sudden shift digital platforms cohorts students still unclear measure disruption normal student learning experience especially attending traditional universities inevitable moreover disruption varied depending universitys country countrys lockdown logistics international comparative quantitative research project investigated explored higher education students perceptions emergency elearning covid19 pandemic experiences students universities three countries evaluated terms four dimensions 1 home learning environment 2 engagement 3 participation preference 4 impact learning skills research revealed significant differences participating universities students experiences important differences home learning environment followed engagement perception impact learning skills differences home learning environment attributed differing economic digital development surveyed countries south africa wales hungary finally different cultural backgrounds suggest noticeable difference student engagement participation learning skills