Transformation toward e-learning: experience from the sudden shift to e-courses at COVID-19 time in Central European countries; students’ satisfaction perspective
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https://doi.org/10.18531/Studia.Mundi.2020.07.03.75-85Keywords:
students’ satisfaction, social presence, student’s intention, online learning, Higher educationAbstract
This study aims to evaluate transforming toward online-learning, concerning students’ satisfaction, social presence and students’ intention to continue with e-learning in Central European countries, taking the case of Hungarian higher education online courses during COVID- 19 measures. This study finds that masters and undergraduate students’ satisfaction and social presence of online learning courses are neutral with little bias to be positive, also satisfaction has the key role in affecting student’s intention to continue with future online-learning.
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