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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Online education during COVID 19 pandemic is witnessing
significant growth, particularly in higher education. The aim of the study will
explore the challenges that are being encountered related to online education
for nursing students.
Methods: A correlational study using cross-sectional approach was adopted
among 150 participants selected through convenient sampling technique. Data
was collected through electronic survey from undergraduate students
participated voluntarily studying in College of Nursing, King Khalid University,
Abha, Saudi Arabia. The survey forms (Rating Scales on satisfaction and barriers
of online education) were used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential
statistics were used to analyze the data by using SPSS version 24.0.
Results: The results revealed nearly 92% of participants were highly satisfied
with online education. The mean scores and SD related to satisfaction of online
education was (37.50+ 8.50). The global perceived barriers mean scores and SD
were (35.19+11.19) which indicates that they were able to quickly adopt new
strategies by overcoming the limitations.
Conclusion: The researcher concludes with the fact that study findings support
that, students had positive perception on benefits of online learning by
overcoming the limitations. In conclusion, online teaching and learning can be
effectively incorporated in future also using blended approach