Teachers’ perceptions in optimizing elearning software to enhance the world elearning model cheapest in covid-19 (a case study in Darunnajah kindergarten school East Java)

Abstract

To finding about the best, simple, cheapest and legal of elearning software which was forced by Corona. Before Covid-19 Pandemic, many people used many various kind of online learning (elearning) software, both proprietary software and free software. But these are nothing effect. Since Covid-19 Pandemic happen big economic crisis in the world, meaning many rich people become poor because lost of job, bankruptcy because close of companies and lock down to avoid spreaded of this desease. Because of that, this was needed focus on finding or optimalizing of free elearning software so can be using on all the world in Covid-19 Pandemic. There were main software : proprietary or close and free softwares. Using free software meaning was can be most cheapest using in the world. The meaning of free software were : the first was free of the charge. The second was free to download and using. The other benefit would not breaking copyright and avoid using stolen software, which was latest very much to using in globalization era, would not be cared. This research used a descriptive study with qualitative approach to explore teachers’ perceptions in optimizing elearning software in covid-19 era. Participants of the study were 1 principal and 6 teachers. Method of data collection was observations, interviews, documents. Data extraction and assessment of quality. Three themes emerged were: [1] Many difficulties in using WhatsApp, [2] Lack of funding and internet network, [3] Recommendations in using Moodle elearning. The Moodle elearning software is very common using the world because the simplest, best and free to download. Lately, many provider opened free hosting, direct to made as simple as blog made in Moodle. Findings suggested that choice to free elearning software because more accordance with Covid-19 situation, world crisis economy happen and to improve online learning especially in kindergarten level which most little attention in Covid-19 Pandemic.