The Effectiveness of Online Learning Methods During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The education environment in Indonesia has actually been implementing online distance learning methods for a long time, especially at universities. Several universities in Indonesia have started implementing the hybrid learning method for their students, which combines face-to-face lectures in classrooms with online learning through application provided by the University. However, in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, the whole learning method changed to an online learning method, which in its implementation, the use of online learning faced many challenges. Research is needed with a comprehensive qualitative approach, and exploration to find out the effectiveness of the implementation of online lectures through the platforms provided by the University and other platforms during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The results of the study are useful for improving and aiming at evaluating the strategy that has been implemented previously based on the results of research related to the effectiveness of online learning methods during the covid-19 pandemic that needs to be anticipated by universities to become a center of excellence. Keywords—Covid-19 pandemic, online learning, students, education