IMPROVEMENTS IN ONLINE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ROLE OF MEDIA: A FOLLOW UP STUDY

Anwar Khan; Muhammad Anwar; Sajjad Ahmad Jan

Anwar Khan Management Sciences Department & Director ORIC Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak
Muhammad Anwar Communication and Media Studies Department Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak
Sajjad Ahmad Jan PhD Scholar, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar

Keywords: COVID-19, Online Education, Barriers & Challenges, Media Role, Sustainability, Universities

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19-pandemic has particularly affected the education sector. Globally all educational intuitions have been shifted towards the online education system. Online system was perceived challenging due to different barriers and issues. For this reason, different research studies were conducted on online education system. However, it is not known whether any improvements have occurred in the online education system? Keeping this in mind, this study has examined improvements in online education system by looking at role of media. For this purpose, a longitudinal design was selected, and data were collected through the online-self-administeredquestionnaire from 707 students studying in a public sector university of Pakistan. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that with passage of time improvements had occurred in online educational system of COVID-19. This study recommends that Government should continuously work on further improving online education system towards sustainability.