Going Online during a National Emergency: What College Students Have to Say

Abstract

Using an online survey, this mixed-method study was designed to understand how college students responded to the transition at mid-semester to online learning from face-to-face courses due to a global pandemic. The student responses indicated that the transition was not successful. Students mentioned issues with the limitations of the online format, personal struggles with time management or motivation, and diminishing quality of instruction. A summary of the study findings and recommendations for future studies are discussed.

Keywords:

• Coronavirus pandemic
• online learning
• higher education
• mixed-methods research