The Value of Postgraduate Students Opinions in the Quality Management of Academic E-Learning

• Autorzy: Grażyna Rembielak , Renata Marciniak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The quality of online education is of interest to universities around the world. Only high quality and cyclical evaluation are the conditions for obtaining students' satisfaction with this form of education. In the pandemic era, digital dissemination and open education have become a special obligation of academic education. This paper aims to present the opinions of postgraduate students on the quality of e-learning forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted using an online survey questionnaire sent to all 173 MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) students studying during the pandemic era in Poland's leading Business School, 40% of whom returned completed valid surveys. Students assessed aspects of e-learning such as teaching materials, communication with lecturers, the attractiveness of online classes, networking, strategies, and criteria for evaluating didactic activities, e-learning platform, and support received from the university. The results showed that although most examined aspects are perceived very well or well by the students, there is always some space for improvement. Despite the fact that the study was conducted on a small sample of students, their opinions obtained during the survey provide valuable information to universities about the quality of postgraduate e-learning from its main actors, that is, students. Based on this, the paper presents clear recommendations to universities on how the quality of online education could be managed and improved. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

e-learning; Assessing the learning process; Quality education; Teaching process in higher education; Higher education

PL

Zdalne nauczanie; Ocena procesu kształcenia; Jakość kształcenia; Proces dydaktyczny w szkole wyższej; Szkolnictwo wyższe

• Czasopismo: Foundations of Management
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 13
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 183--194

Twórcy

autor

Grażyna Rembielak

• Warsaw University of Technology Business School, Poland

autor

Renata Marciniak

• University of Vic, Spain

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/fman-2021-0014