THE EFFECTS OF EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING ON STUDENTS’ AUTONOMY

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly affected the educational process worldwide, forcing teachers and students to transfer to an online teaching and learning format. As a result, schools, universities and other institutions of higher learning were forced to close. The only way learning could take place was through online learning. Unplanned online learning brought uncertainty among institutions, educators and learners which needs to be examined. The purpose of this case study was therefore to explore how online learning during the COVID-19 period influenced students’ studies, and to understand the attitude of these international students toward online learning during the covid-19 period and finally finding out how it affected their autonomy. A questionnaire and an interview were conducted among students and teachers of the Department of Technology at the University of Blida1.