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Effectiveness of using Online Teaching Platforms as Communication Tools in Higher Education Institutions in Oman: Stakeholders' Perspectives
Journal of Content, Community and Communication ; 16(8):148-160, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2232853
ABSTRACT
Communication is an important tool in the education sector to ensure its effectiveness. During the Covid19 pandemic, the communication process across the globe undergone a major shift, i.e., from conventional (face-to-face) teaching to online/remote teaching. The communication effectiveness of online teaching has been the talk of the town since its adoption in Oman, major share of the users, adopted it as there was no alternative available. As higher education institutions (HEIs) in Oman are preparing for the post covid era, reflecting on the effectiveness of online teaching would be an area of study so that the HEIs can deliberate on the format of effective communication regarding its teaching learning process. On these lines, the present study is conducted on the faculty and administrative staff of the HEIs who are involved in the decision making of their respective institutions. This study is based on qualitative analysis of the responses based on open ended questions. The findings revealed that the online teaching in Oman suffered many deadlocks like network connectivity in remote areas, low motivation to use among users, students' participation, peer learning among students, lack of proper training to use online platforms etc. In light of these challenges the online teaching was found to be moderately effective and requires attention to improve its effectiveness as a communication tool. This study has an implication of HEIs of the middle east region, governing and accreditation bodies, education allied agencies and policy makers. © 2022,Journal of Content, Community and Communication.All Rights Reserved.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Journal of Content, Community and Communication Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Journal of Content, Community and Communication Year: 2022 Document Type: Article