Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on Communication and Language in Virtual Spaces, January 2023 Pp.33-48
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/comm1.3
Students’ Perceptions towards E-Learning as a Method of Instruction during Covid-19
Pandemic in Moroccan Universities
Abdelouahed LAACHIR
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Elhassane EL HILALI
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Corresponding email: elhassane.elhilali1@usmba.ac.ma
Mohammed MOUBTASSIME
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Abderrahim El KARFA
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Received:10/08/2022 Accepted:12/20/2022 Published: 01/20/2023
Abstract:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning has become a required component of all educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities worldwide. The offline teaching process has been severely disrupted due to this unexpected event. E-learning is a powerful instructional tool that helps pupils achieve their full potential. This paper aims to investigate the E-learning process among semester 6 English department students of Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Morocco who have experienced online learning as well as the challenges they faced. To find out the students’ perceptions towards e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, primary data has been collected from Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Morocco (semester 6 students of the English department) through a Google forms survey questionnaire. The findings demonstrate that most students are dissatisfied with remote learning and believe it has negatively impacted their academic performance. The results lead us to the realization that a tremendous reform has to be made to the Moroccan educational system.
Keywords: COVID- 19, Distance education, face-to-face learning, Online learning, Students’ perceptions
Cite as: LAACHIR, A., EL HILALI, E., MOUBTASSIME, M., & El KARFA, A. (2023). Students’ Perceptions towards E-Learning as a Method of Instruction during Covid-19 Pandemic in Moroccan Universities. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on Communication and Language in Virtual Spaces, January 2023. 33-48.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/comm1.3
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