Efficacy of Social Networking Sites for Sustainable Education in the Era of COVID-19: A Systematic Review

Nadire Cavus, Abdullahi S. Sani, Yusuf Haruna and Abdulmalik A. Lawan
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Nadire Cavus: Department of Computer Information Systems, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Cyprus
Abdullahi S. Sani: Department of Computer Science, Kano University of Science and Technology, 713281 Wudil, Nigeria
Yusuf Haruna: Department of Computer Science, Kano University of Science and Technology, 713281 Wudil, Nigeria
Abdulmalik A. Lawan: Department of Computer Information Systems, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Cyprus

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: The sudden advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment measures require educational institutions of all sizes to adopt eLearning as the only option for sustainable education. Despite the numerous Learning Management Systems, the rapid migration to eLearning posed numerous challenges that negatively affect the effectiveness and sustainability of the educational activities. The current study systematically reviewed recent articles that recognized the value and feasibility of using Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in education. The study highlighted the current eLearning challenges and illustrated effective strategies for the sustainable educational use of SNSs by both institutions, teachers, and students. Thus, solutions to the problems experienced in education during the COVID-19 period were highlighted based on SNS-supported strategies.

Keywords: social networking sites; social media; eLearning; COVID-19; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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