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. 2023 Apr 23;14:407–419. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S396912

Table 5.

Enjoyable Aspects of and Barriers to Online Learning and Teaching

Enjoyable Aspects of Online Learning and Teaching Frequency of Responses (%)
1) Online accessibility of materials 278 (73.2%)
2) Flexibility in time 265 (69.7%)
3) More comfortable 248 (65.3%)
4) No travel 236 (62.1%)
5) Ability to learn at own pace 215 (56.6%)
6) Cost saving 212 (55.8%)
7) Ability to ask questions 110 (28.9%)
8) Interactive  86 (22.6%)
9) Others 21 (5.5%)
Barriers to Online Learning and Teaching Frequency of Responses (%)
1) Internet connection 234 (61.6%)
2) Lack of effective communication compared to face-to-face interaction 185 (48.7%)
3) Family distractions 184 (48.4%)
4) Lack of self-discipline 158 (41.6%)
5) Lack of time management  132 (34.7%)
6) Anxiety 106 (27.9%)
7) Stress 104 (27.4%)
8) Timing of the lectures/tutorials 95 (25%)
9) Lack of virtual student support services 79 (20.8%)
10) Lack of space 73 (19.2%)
11) Lack of technical support 70 (18.4%)
12) Lack of devices 47 (12.4%)
13) Others 23 (6.1%)

Note: Number of students N = 380.