أطراس
Volume 5, Numéro 2, Pages 137-154
2024-07-15

Towards A Successful Implementation Of Online Learning In Algerian Higher Education: Readiness And Satisfaction As Key Tenets.

Authors : Gacem Mama . Senouci Mayada .

Abstract

The widespread pandemic (the Corona virus) forced educators all over the world to change their instructional methods away from the conventional modalities, which requires a switch from the well-established face-to-face modality to an online one. To this end, the purpose of this study is twofold: to discover what attitudes actors in the pedagogical sector hold towards the underlying dimensions of readiness and satisfaction, and to pinpoint the fruitful roadmap implementation of the new online learning protocols. To undertake this study, the researcher has opted for mixed-method research that manifests in interviews with teachers and academics and a questionnaire with students at Saida University (in Algeria). The obtained results showed that the study participants demonstrated positive attitudes as well as significant levels of readiness, willingness, and salient satisfaction towards online learning. Furthermore, this worthy transition is a golden opportunity to ingrain in the minds of practitioners that strategic decision-making, creative critical thinking, adaptability, and resilience are among the key tenets that clearly determine the nature and future of a new online learning era.

Keywords

Key words: Adaptability, Online learning, readiness, satisfaction, strategic decision-making.