Title: E-learning ecosystem metaphor: building sustainable education for the post-COVID-19 era

Authors: Naglaa Ali Megahed; Ehab Mahmoud Ghoneim

Addresses: Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt ' Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Egypt

Abstract: Many academic institutions have relied exclusively on traditional learning, but the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 shook all educational systems by forcing a shift to emergency remote teaching. The purpose of this study is to understand this transformation and consider the concept of an e-learning ecosystem for building sustainable education to overcome COVID-19 or a similar crisis. Therefore, the conceptual research mainly focuses on developing and proposing: 1) the systematic model considering e-learning guidelines and possible scenarios; 2) the model to inquire, classify, design, and evaluate e-learning ecosystems; 3) the matrix to design different e-learning ecosystems; 4) the holistic framework that integrates all the extraordinary measures, protocols, and procedures for the e-learning ecosystem. All these components recognise the changes in academic institutions and will be the foundation for future e-learning ecosystems.

Keywords: COVID-19; e-learning protocols; emergency education; online.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLT.2022.125075

International Journal of Learning Technology, 2022 Vol.17 No.2, pp.133 - 153

Received: 02 Jul 2021
Accepted: 15 Dec 2021
Published online: 25 Aug 2022 *

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