Teachers’ Perception of Online Teaching during Covid-19: A study at UTAS-Ibra, Oman.

Authors

Dr. Kodhandaraman Chinnathambi, Ms. Latha Anandan
Lecturers, English Language Center, University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Ibra, Oman.

Dr. B. Thenmalar Bharathi
Associate Professor, Department of Science and Humanities, RMD Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Chennai, India.

Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreak led to the closure of educational institutions and affected all the stakeholders in varied ways. As an interim measure, the online mode of teaching has been adopted all over the world. This transition, with its own pros and cons, has provided a path for continuing with education even during the pandemic. This new scenario involves financial and non-financial aspects with regard to education, and there is, therefore, a need to study the transition carefully. This study aims to explore and describe Teachers’ Perceptions of online teaching. A quantitative research design has been adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used (N=56) for data collection from teachers. The study participants were the teachers at the English Language Centre at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (Ibra), Sultanate of Oman. The findings of the study confirm that online teaching has been successful during the covid-19 outbreak.