The use of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic era

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dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Gedala Mulliah
dc.contributor.authorUleanya, Mofoluwake Oluwadamilola
dc.coverageGreece
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T13:42:22Z
dc.date.available2026-03-17T13:42:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNameCommunication Science
dc.description.abstractCommunication in teaching and learning space has never been the same following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis of COVID-19 has brought about the urgency for most higher education institutions to adopt e learning. This response was to save the academic year. Hence, this study explores how e-learning has aided African universities to engage their students in teaching and learning. A quantitative research method was adopted for the collection of data. The survey was made up of 400 questionnaires which were randomly administered to the second-and third-year students in the selected South African university. The findings of the study show that e-learning trends before COVID-19 were unappreciated and unaccepted. Meanwhile, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, e-learning has become one of the most sort-out phenomena. However, several factors such as unawareness, lack of funding, and poor internet connectivity, amongst others have always hindered the use of e learning platforms. Hence, the study recommends amongst others that adequate awareness be made to educate both lecturers and students on the importance and the continuous use of e-learning. Also, funding should be made available for institutions of learning to enable them to adapt to e-learning. The gains achieved must be maintained and continue post-COVID-19.
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
dc.identifier.citationUleanya, M.O. and Naidoo, G.M. 2023. The use of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic era. Athens Journal of Education, 10(3), pp.539-558.
dc.identifier.issn2241-7958 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2407-9898 (print)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.30958/aje.10-3-10
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58976
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dc.issuenumber10 / 3
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages539 - 558
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherAthens Institute for Education and Research
dc.subjectAfrican universities
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectE-learning
dc.titleThe use of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic era
dc.title.journalAthens Journal of Education
dc.typeJournal Article
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