Abstract
<p>Prior to Covid-19 era, undergraduate courses were not allowed to be delivered online in Greece, which implies that University students may have encountered difficulties to get adjusted to the new form of courses implemented at the start of the pandemic. This research aims to investigate University of the Aegean students’ adjustment and satisfaction from online courses during spring semester 2020. The results show that both students’ adjustment and satisfaction, affected by factors recorded in literature, were moderate by the mid of semester which highlights the importance of online readiness. However, three specific factors (cohabitation causing difficulties to students in courses’ attendance, motivation to attend courses being linked more with students’ need to have a way out of the quarantine routine and sense of belonging in the University’s community) indicate that, in cases of implementation of emergency online education, social needs and external factors are of high importance.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0885/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Highlights
In March 10, 2020, the Greek government suspended face-to-face teaching in all educational settings, in the frame of the measures taken against the spread of Covid-19
The research addresses to the following questions: RQ1: To what extent have undergraduate students adjusted to online courses?
The transition from traditional to online courses was the result of the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19
Summary
In March 10, 2020, the Greek government suspended face-to-face teaching in all educational settings, in the frame of the measures taken against the spread of Covid-19. The suspension period expanded until the end of the spring semester. To confront this situation, Greek Universities exploited immediately online tools for synchronous distance education to continue the courses.
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