Community college students with disabilities (SWD) find disability-related challenges in online learning. Online learning is plagued with high withdrawal rates that impede educational goal completion. Prior to this study, the reasons for asynchronous online course withdrawal of community college SWD were not known. The purpose of this qualitative…

Today our period is marked as the age of science and technology. There is no aspect of human civilization today where the influence of science and technology has not been felt. 'Education' is a very important field of human life. So very naturally and for good reason this technology is being used in many ways in the field of education. The overall…

Research into asynchronous online discussions (AOD) produced conflicting, contradictory results. A central problem was AOD often did not produce a high level of engagement and critical thinking. Synthesizing best practices, a dialectical framework was developed around concrete, actionable levers to improve thinking in online and remote courses.…

In this research paper we focus on the problems concerning inmates' access to education through Second Chance Schools operating within penitentiaries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A specially encrypted platform has been created through open-source software that can provide distance learning and does not allow access to any part of the internet…

The modality of learning in the Philippines became highly revolutionized during the start of the global pandemic that hit the entire economy and education sector, which has negative implications. Universities and Basic Education designed an alternative mode of learning that fits the regulations of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 (IATF).…

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, online exams have become an indispensable part of distance education. Measurement and evaluation, one of the most essential parts of education, has become more controversial with distance education. Contrary to traditional assessment and evaluation, online assessment and assessment is usually carried out…

Feedback is one of the most essential factors on learning and achievement, whether in traditional or online classroom setup. For feedback to be said to be effective, it must answer three major questions asked by a teacher and/or by a student: Where am I going? (What are the goals?) How am I going? (What progress is being made toward the goal?) And…

This study was carried out within the scope of the Basic Information Technologies Use (BITU) course given to formal education students in classroom and distance education environment. The aim of the study was to determine the perspectives of students regarding the course and distance education environment. Case study, which is one of the…

The current study aims to clarify the autonomy levels of the students taught English Composition through asynchronous distance education which refers to the separation of learners and instructors both in terms of place and time. The data collection process was conducted at a public university in Georgia, USA. 40 students taking online English…

The purpose of the present study was to explore university students' views and perceptions of emergency remote learning (ERL), their self-reported degree of learner autonomy, and the use of the first language (L1) in asynchronous classes (i.e., pre-recorded video lectures) during their transition to ERL in Spring 2020.The participants were…

During the COVID-19 outbreak, the imposition of home restriction or quarantine led to the use of emergency remote teaching for education purposes. Adolescent students faced a challenge while trying to maintain a school experience and receive reliable information about the pandemic. This study presents the results for students' perceptions of…

This paper examines the use of technology in the development and assessment of interpersonal communication skills in an online second language (L2) Spanish classroom. The study explores the use of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools and strategies to promote interaction among learners, while also considering the challenges and…

The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has caused education to be carried out through distance learning. Due to this situation, flute instructors faced many difficulties in instrument training, which had to be done remotely in professional music education institutions. A research was conducted to determine the training and examination…

This article reviews the scientific literature that depicts the influence of the COVID-19 on higher education. Fourteen studies examined pandemic coronavirus's effect on the human respiratory system and its impact on higher education. Nine studies reviewed related to UNESCO and WHO reports, and thirty studies relating to the staff readiness,…

The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in schools' closing. Egyptian prospective teachers did not have enough time to continue the actual teaching practicum in schools as a prerequisite of their preparation program. The current study aims to explore the effectiveness of online transformational learning in developing EFL prospective teachers'…