Global Crisis and Online Education: A Study of Barriers within Online Tutoring in Covid-19

Saba Mohy-ud-Din  Chishti

doi:10.47067/jlcc.v2i1.45

Authors

Saba Mohy-ud-Din Chishti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47067/jlcc.v2i1.45

Keywords:

Online education, Social Constructivism, Interaction, Issues

Abstract

The study seeks to investigate the tormenting dynamics which the students are facing nowadays in the form of online education during pandemic Covid-19. As the world is going through a deadly crisis, same is the case with the academic sector where the traditional classrooms are being shifted towards the online learning. The study explores the key argument that process of learning is social in nature which needs communication and association among the peers and their instructors. This process of interaction lacks in Online Classes hence affecting the quality of learning. The student’s anxieties and probable resolutions concerning the student views about virtual lessons bring into line with the Social Constructivist Theory and its learning models which make up the theoretical framework of the study. The students are fronting many issues in the form of either connectivity problems or technological crisis. The paper focuses upon all those problems which are faced by the students in the absence of traditional learning.

Therefore, the aim is to identify the issues related to online learning through the feedback captured by the students with the help of questionnaires. The study represents a mixed method approach where the conclusions are drawn through statistics and their qualitative analysis. The findings will also help to address the student’s concern towards online learning in a more effective way and efficient solutions to the problems can be drawn.

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