An Investigation of the Implementation of Online Classes in the Untact Era Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Th e present stu dy attempte d to investi g ate t h e c urrent situation an d limitations o f online c lasses implemente d at t h e c olle g e level. T o t h is en d , a universit y lo c ate d in t h e Y eon g nam, H onam, an d Ch un gch eon g area w as sele c te d respe c tivel y , an d stu d ents enrolle d in t h ese universities w ere re q ueste d to c omplete a q uestionnaire. Th e q uestionnaire c onsiste d o f various items relate d to online c lasses. R esults s h o w e d t h at t h e most f re q uentl y use d t y pe o f online c lass w as as y n ch ronous vi d eo le c tures. Th e variables relate d to t h e instru c tor su ch as d i ff eren c es in c lass preparation level, abilit y to use in f ormation an d c ommuni c ation d evi c es w ere t h e most in f luential f a c tors on t h e q ualit y o f online c lass. Th e f in d in g s also reveale d t h at t h e most c riti c al reason t h at t h e parti c ipants pre f erre d online c lasses w as not d ue to t h e a d vanta g es o f online c lasses t h emselves, but it w as d ue to t h e prevention o f t h e sprea d o f in f e c tious d iseases. Th e stu d ents w ere less c on f i d ent in usin g so f t w are t h an usin g h ar dw are, an d t h e stu d ents’ satis f a c tion level o f as y n ch ronous vi d eo le c tures w as h i gh est wh ile t h e satis f a c tion level o f t h e assi g nment-oriente d le c tures w as lo w est. F inall y , t h e parti c ipants’ su gg estions f or improvin g online c lass in c lu d e d an e x pansion o f t h e online w eb server c apa c it y , instru c tors e xh ibitin g more ent h usiasm in online c lasses, an d a variet y o f tea ch in g an d learnin g c ontents. Several impli c ations c an be d ra w n f rom t h e stu dy .