Implementing e-learning in Finnish higher education during the Covid-19 pandemic
Duong, Ca (2021)
Duong, Ca
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021091917867
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021091917867
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In response to the Covid-19 outbreak in Finland, higher education institutions were shut down and transferred to remote online learning. While the pandemic has been continuing throughout 2020 and 2021, Finnish higher education students have been practicing e-learning. This is a significant change in the learning environment, especially for on-site degree students.
The purpose of this study is to discuss e-learning and related concepts. From there, it forms the theoretical framework to examine how remote online learning has been carried on in Finnish higher education institutions due to the pandemic, especially from students' perspectives. Next, it studies the students' wishes to continue e-learning post Covid-19 crisis.
The thesis utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative method was used more to form the theoretical framework. It was applied to study the subjects of e-learning and e-learning in Finnish higher education. It was done to collect secondary data. The quantitative method was used to collect primary data by a survey. The survey was administered to Finnish higher education students. The collected data was aimed to be generalized.
The study unraveled e-learning key points and related concepts such as distance learning, and blended learning. It also provided a general understanding of how e-learning was implemented in Finnish higher education institutions. Regarding the state of e-learning in Finnish higher education in the Covid-19 pandemic, the results suggest that it has been effective and that the difficulties have been minimal. Most of the learning activities have been online, although some amount of contact teaching was still facilitated. Regarding the students' perspectives, they are overall satisfied with their study process. There were divisions in students' preferences over e-learning and in their wishes to continue it. However, many of them have adapted well to online learning, and have been tolerant regardless of the learning delivery modalities.
The purpose of this study is to discuss e-learning and related concepts. From there, it forms the theoretical framework to examine how remote online learning has been carried on in Finnish higher education institutions due to the pandemic, especially from students' perspectives. Next, it studies the students' wishes to continue e-learning post Covid-19 crisis.
The thesis utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative method was used more to form the theoretical framework. It was applied to study the subjects of e-learning and e-learning in Finnish higher education. It was done to collect secondary data. The quantitative method was used to collect primary data by a survey. The survey was administered to Finnish higher education students. The collected data was aimed to be generalized.
The study unraveled e-learning key points and related concepts such as distance learning, and blended learning. It also provided a general understanding of how e-learning was implemented in Finnish higher education institutions. Regarding the state of e-learning in Finnish higher education in the Covid-19 pandemic, the results suggest that it has been effective and that the difficulties have been minimal. Most of the learning activities have been online, although some amount of contact teaching was still facilitated. Regarding the students' perspectives, they are overall satisfied with their study process. There were divisions in students' preferences over e-learning and in their wishes to continue it. However, many of them have adapted well to online learning, and have been tolerant regardless of the learning delivery modalities.