Social Media Use in E-Learning amid COVID 19 Pandemic: Indian Students’ Perspective

Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Ishfaq Ahmad Palla and Abdul Baquee
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Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Ishfaq Ahmad Palla: Library and Information Science Department, School of Media and Communication, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India
Abdul Baquee: Library and Information Science Department, School of Media and Communication, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, most educational institutions shifted to online education. Students and faculty members in many public institutions, particularly those in developing countries, are hampered by the absence of formal online learning management systems. Responding to COVID-19, many institutions in developing countries adopted social media sites to maintain e-learning and sustain education process. The distinction between online and real-world communities is becoming increasingly narrow, especially among the younger generations who have grown up with social media at their fingertips. This research explores perspectives of higher education students in India regarding the use of social media for e-learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, an online questionnaire was directed to a sample of higher education students in India via a personal network. The results showed that students were more satisfied with their use of social media because of their perceptions of its ease of use and usefulness. The majority of the students are active on social media for 1–2 h daily ( p < 0.01). YouTube was the platform of choice among all the respondents (n = 154; 36%). The results confirmed that students feel that social media websites have a significant positive impact on their overall academic performance ( p < 0.01). Novel methods of teaching and learning are constantly being sought out by educators. The present moment is an opportunity to examine and analyze the theoretical benefits of social media technologies and consider their relative advantages for education through the use of technology’s ability to enhance student learning.

Keywords: social media; student engagement; student performance; e-learning; COVID-19; higher education institutions; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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