Online Education in Higher Education Institutions During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Türkiye

Abstract

The COVID-19COVID-19pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicwith its restrictionsOnline education has become a global burden on across many sectors especially the higher education sectorHigher education sector. The unprecedented pandemic has heightened the requirement for online education that needs to be immediately adopted. In this rapid transformation higher educationHigher education institutions have served as major catalysts for the move toward educational changeChange. However these institutions have experienced a wide range of challenges in transitioning to remote online educationOnline education. Despite the challengesNational challenges on a light note the pandemicPandemic has also opened up some opportunities to upgrade the educational system. The current study aims to present key issues surrounding Türkiye’sTürkiyetransitionTransitionto online educationOnline educationduring and beyond the COVID-19 pandemicOnline education Covid-19 pandemic’. In doing so it considers the challengesChallengesand opportunitiesOpportunities encountered throughout this process as well as also the existing infrastructure for online education before during and after the pandemic. Then it concludes by addressing some key considerations to be more responsive and adaptive to the needs beyond conventional education. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.