Title: The usefulness of online learning on quality of education during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Jordanian universities' students

Authors: Ali Zakariya Al-Quran; Ghufran Saed Hijjawi; Hanan Mohammad Almomani; Mohammad Mousa Eldahamsheh; Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary

Addresses: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan ' Business and Finance Faculty, The World Islamic Science and Education University (WISE), P.O. Box 1101, Postal Code 11947, Amman, Jordan ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan ' HH Sheikh Mubarak Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan

Abstract: The research aimed to illustrate the usefulness of online learning on quality of education during COVID-19 pandemic collecting the evidence from Jordanian universities' students. The research design of the study was based on quantitative data which was gathered from students belonging to Jordan universities. In addition, a close-ended survey questionnaire was used for collecting data, and the sample size on which relevant tests were conducted was 316. The results were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) which included confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and assessment of the proposed path. The tests were conducted on SmartPLS. The results showed that online system of education in Jordanian universities during COVID-19 was dependent on various factors such as: institutional support, technology infrastructure, online teaching expertise, students' readiness to move online, and development of course presenting.

Keywords: online learning; quality of education; COVID-19 pandemic; structural equation modelling; SEM model; universities; Jordan; confirmatory factor analysis; CFA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2023.130868

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2023 Vol.31 No.1, pp.131 - 148

Received: 20 Nov 2020
Accepted: 05 Mar 2021
Published online: 13 May 2023 *

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