Sustaining blended and online learning during the normal and new normal conditions in a Saudi higher education institution: health science students' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher education institutions (HEIs) shifted from in-person attendance to blended and online learning due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Objective

This study investigated the students' perception of satisfaction, convenience, engagement, and learning towards blended and online courses conducted before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Methods

A longitudinal study design was adopted to examine the students' perception of online and blended learning courses before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. The subjects consist of Health science students (N = 130) belonging to two different colleges of a public university and the study period includes three academic years (i.e., six semesters) (2018-2021). A survey tool was developed to collect data from

SUBMITTER: Al-Kahtani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature