Table 2.

Advantages and disadvantages of e-Learning as perceived by Jordanian academic ophthalmologists.

Advantages of e-Learning	Number of participants (%)
Not limited to time or place	21 (95.5)
Students are less shy to ask and interact	14 (63.6)
Students are more confident about their knowledge due to on-demand access to the material	4 (18.2)
Overcoming the circumstances of the current lockdown	1 (4.5)
Disadvantages of e-Learning
Lack of personal interaction	14 (63.6)
The discomfort of teaching and learning without face to face mode	10 (45.5)
lack of clinical training and patient encounter	2 (9.1)
Highly subjective	1 (4.5)
Limitations in e-Learning
Poor infrastructure	11 (50)
Shortage of e-Learning training courses	14 (63.6)
Poor e-Learning skills in students or teachersa	17 (77.3)
Speed of internet	13 (59.1)

^aIncluding skills such as audio/video recording or editing, photo editing, and using applications for live conferencing.