Online Learning Satisfaction Among Tertiary Learners in Malaysia and Thailand: Recommendations for Post COVID-19

Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh; Karansupamas Engchuan; Nurain Adliyana Noordin

doi:10.47405/mjssh.v7i10.1800

Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh School of Languages, Literacies & Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
Karansupamas Engchuan Mahidol University, Thailand.
Nurain Adliyana Noordin School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v7i10.1800

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia, Online learning, Thailand, Tertiary learners

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, has exponentially changed how education is delivered to higher education students in Malaysia and Thailand. The current teaching and learning routine, which relied heavily on face-to-face interaction between educators and learners, as well as blended education to some level, was disrupted when the world was attacked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic's disruptions forced higher education (HE) to continue their teaching and learning activities through an emergency remote learning/online learning system. The new teaching and learning mechanism has influenced how tertiary students learn. This quantitative study was conducted among a group of tertiary level undergraduates to determine their satisfaction with online learning. According to the data, the majority of undergraduate students prefer hybrid or blended education over online education. This implies that post-COVID teaching mode adjustments are required. Future changes, such as a focus on blended form teaching, must be considered.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ali, W. (2020). Online and Remote Learning in Higher Education Institutes: A Necessity in light of COVID-19 Pandemic. Higher Education Studies, 10(3), 16-25. Received from https://doi.org/10.5539/hes.v10n3p16

Aljawareh, S. A. (2020). Reviewing and exploring innovation ubiquitous learning tools in higher education. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 32(1), 57-73. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-019-09207-0

Biwer, F., Wiradhany, W., Oude Egbrink, M., Hospers, H., Wasenitz, S., Jansen, W., & de Bruin, A. (2021). Changes and Adaptations: How University Students Self-Regulate Their Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 642593. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642593

Eva, N., Parameitha, D. D., Farah, F. A. M., & Nurfitriana, F. (2021). Academic Resilience and Subjective Well-Being amongst College Students using Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. KnE Social Sciences, 4(15), 202-214. Retrieved from 10.18502/kss.v4i15.8206

Ferri, F., Grifoni, P., & Guzzo, T. (2020). Online Learning and Emergency Remote Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges in Emergency Situations. Societies, 10(4), 86. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc10040086

Hayashi, R., Garcia, M., Maddawin, A., & Hewagamage, K. P. (2020). Online Learning in Sri Lanka’s Higher Education Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asian Development Bank, 151. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.22617/BRF200260-2

Imsa-ard, P. (2020). Thai university students’ perceptions towards the abrupt transition to ‘forced’ online learning in the COVID-19 situation. Journal of Education Khon Kaen University, 43(3), 30-44. Retrieved from. Retrieved from 10.14456/edkkuj.2020.16

Kumar, A., Sarkar, M., Davis, E., Morphet, J., Maloney, S., Ilic, D., & Palermo, C. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning in health professional education: a mixed methods study protocol. BMC Medical Education, 21(439). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02871-w

Mahaisavariya, B. (2020). Guideline for educational and other activities in Mahidol university during the lockdown lift of the COVID-19 monitoring measurers. Retrieved from https://mahidol.ac.th/announcement-covid19

Marshall, D. T., Shannon, D. M., & Love, S. M. (2020). How teachers experienced the COVID-19 transition to remote instruction. Phi Delta Kappan. 102(3), 46-50. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721720970702

Sia, J. K-M. & Adamu, A., A. (2020). Facing the unknown: pandemic and higher education in Malaysia. Asian Education and Development Studies, 10(2), 263-275. Retrieved from 10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0114

Scully, D., Lehane, P., & Scully, C. (2020). ‘It is no longer scary’: digital learning before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in Irish secondary schools. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30(1), 159-18. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2020.1854844

Syaui, K., Munadi,S., & Triyono. M. B. (2020). Student’s perceptions towards vocational education on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 9(4), 881-886. Retrieved from 10.11591/ijere.v9i4.20766