Exploring higher education students’ attitudes toward e-learning after COVID-19 - Research Article

Oct 15, 2026

The proliferation of technology and the heightened role of e-learning during COVID-19 reshaped educational stakeholders’ perceptions. This study investigates higher education students’ attitudes toward e-learning through a questionnaire-based data collection. Findings indicate home-study convenience (77.0%), self-paced learning (69.4%), comfort and cost savings from reduced expenses (58.8%), and additional remote access and online meeting options. Disadvantages include limited interaction (59.4%), social isolation, insufficient self-discipline, and internet issues, with overall perceived lower effectiveness than face-to-face learning.

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Contemporary Educational Technology, 2024, 16(1), ep488 ISSN: 1309-517X (Online) OPEN ACCESS Research Article Exploring higher education students’ attitudes toward elearning after COVID-19 Alfiya R. Masalimova 1* 0000-0003-3711-2527 Marina R. Zheltukhina 2 0000-0001-7680-4003 Olga V. Sergeeva 3 0000-0002-9950-000X Zhanna M. Sizova 4 0000-0002-1242-7074 Philipp N. Novikov 5 0000-0003-4884-3659 Albina R. Sadykova 6 0000-0002-1413-200X 1 Department of Pedagogy of Higher Education, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, RUSSIA 2 Scientific and Educational Center "Person in Communication", Pyatigorsk State University, Pyatigorsk, RUSSIA 3 Department of English Philology, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, RUSSIA 4 Department of Medical and Social Assessment, Emergency, and Ambulatory Practice, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, RUSSIA 5 Department of Foreign Languages, RUDN University, Moscow, RUSSIA 6 Department of Informatics, Management and Technology, Moscow City University, Moscow, RUSSIA * Corresponding author: [alfkazan@mail.ru](alfkazan@mail.ru) Citation: Masalimova, A. R., Zheltukhina, M. R., Sergeeva, O. V., Sizova, Z. M., Novikov, P. N., & Sadykova, A. R. (2024) . Exploring higher education students’ attitudes toward e-learning after COVID-19 . Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(1), ep488. [https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14045](https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14045) ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Received: 21 Sep 2023 The proliferation of technology and the heightened significance of e-learning in the midst of the Accepted: 7 Dec 2023 COVID-19 pandemic transformed the perspectives and attitudes of educational stakeholders toward educational technology. The objective of this research was to explore the attitudes of higher education students toward e-learning. Data collection was conducted via a questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that the key benefit of e-learning, as reported by a substantial majority (77.0%) of participants, is the convenience of studying from home. This is closely followed by the advantage of learning at one’s own pace, as 69.4% of respondents expressed. A considerable proportion (58.8%) highlighted the comfort factor associated with e-learning, along with the cost-saving aspect of reduced expenses on accommodation and transportation. Other advantages included the ability to access course materials remotely (57.6%) option to record meetings online (51.1%), regarding disadvantages of e-learning, the majority (59.4%) of respondents indicated that e-learning limits interaction with others, followed by social isolation (44.1%), lack of self-discipline (43.5%), internet problems (43.5%) . The results showed that elearning was perceived to be less effective compared to conventional face-to-face learning. Also, we showed that, in general, there is no significant relationship between socio-demographic variables and attitudes toward e-learning. Only a few significant relationships were found regarding demographic variables on attitudes. We made educational implications for the next studies on our results. Keywords: higher education students, university students, undergraduate students, e-learning, attitudes INTRODUCTION In recent years, e-learning has become important for instruction. This growth can be attributed to changing pedagogical paradigms and the demand for flexible learning options. Using digital technologies to facilitate learning outside the traditional classroom, e-learning has become integral to today’s educational systems. It allows for flexible scheduling and access to materials from anywhere. The adoption of e-learning has accelerated, especially in response to global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. After COVID-19, traditional education, once limited to physical classrooms and face-to-face interactions, is now being supplemented and sometimes replaced by online learning environments. E-le

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What is the objective of the study?

To explore higher education students’ attitudes toward e-learning after COVID-19.

How was data collected?

Data were collected via a questionnaire.

What benefits of e-learning were most frequently reported?

Convenience of studying from home (77.0%), followed by learning at one’s own pace (69.4%), comfort and cost savings from reduced expenses (58.8%), and other remote access and online meeting options.

Oct 15, 2026

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