Technological Barriers and Learning Outcomes in Online Courses During the Covid-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the popularity of online instruction, a large-scale college students have been forced to convert in-person learning to online instruction at the first time. In this study, 226 students were selected to find out what are beginners’ perceptions of online learning outcomes and technological barriers, and what are the technological barriers affecting online learning outcomes. The results showed that the beginners had positive attitude on the outcomes of online learning. Belief was the main second-order barrier of online instruction. Training was the main first-order barrier, and access and vision had impact on part of online learning outcomes. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.