The Effectiveness of E-Learning in Light of the Spread of the Corona Pandemic From Teaching Staff Perspectives in the University College of Addayer, Jazan University

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of e-learning in light of the spread of the Corona pandemic from the faculty member’s perspectives at the University College of Addayer- Jazan University - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive and analytical approach was applied. Data related to the study literature was also collected from various sources such as books, published research and scholarly periodicals related to the effects of the Corona pandemic on teaching and learning process. The essential data was also collected using a questionnaire, and it was applied to the study sample. The study sample consisted of (35) faculty members from various specializations including nursing, math, and English at the University College of Addayer who taught during the period of the Coronavirus outbreak through e-learning system. The results of the study revealed that the evaluation of the effectiveness of e-learning in light of the spread of the Corona virus from the faculty members perspectives was very high, their evaluation of the field of intensive training by the university on the blackboard was high too, their evaluation of the field of obstacles to e-learning was moderate, and their evaluation of the scopes of interaction of both faculty members and students with e-learning was very high. Thus, the study recommended holding training courses in the field of e-learning for both faculty members and female students, helping them to get rid of all obstacles that hinder the various methods of using e-learning system, and using the flexible learning to merge between the traditional education and e-learning in higher education institutions in the present and future.