Ad Hoc E-learning Measures during 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown: Student Insights

Abstract The present study investigated the influence of ad hoc transfer from classic classes to fully online classes during the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020 on a student’s satisfaction with e-learning. It is significant for all stakeholders, especially policymakers in the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to learn about the importance of thorough planning and development of e-learning. E-learning classes have increased awareness about the necessity for continued research on e-learning and its implications on higher education classes. The 2020 COVID-19 lockdown drew the attention of the whole world to the importance of e-learning as a powerful tool for academia. For this study, 196 students participated in an online survey of 21 questions divided into four categories. Results show that while most students didn’t have feelings of studying for real and preferred face-to-face teaching and contact with their colleagues, most participants were partially or fully satisfied with e-learning classes during the lockdown. If results are put in the right perspective of transferring from face-to-face lectures to fully online classes in a matter of days in a lockdown, they represent a solid base for future e-learning development. Also, methods of analysis were used in the search for previous research. The synthesis method was used to summarise and explain the results of the study.