The Interaction of Undergraduates With Distance Education During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to study the interaction of students in Algerian universities with distance learning. The study sample included 410 students from more than 36 universities. The study used the questionnaire as a tool to collect information, based on electronic distribution. Besides, the descriptive method was used to analyze the results. The study concluded that there are a negative interaction and weak demand on the part of students. especially that the process is still in its infancy, which requires a great time and more readiness to reach the coordination of the teaching process and reach it to achieve the desired goals. Moreover, the study concluded that there are no differences between the interaction of students with distance learning regard to academic disciplines and gender. This is due to several factors, the most important of them is social distancing between people resulting from quarantine, numerous deaths, and the problem of the internet. However, distance learning is a good alternative in these current circumstances, but the students’ psychology and the problem of the internet prevented it.