Network Technologies in E-Learning and Factors Influencing the Quality in the Covid-19 Period

Abstract

Nowadays, network technologies of E-learning have been applied as support to adapt the teaching and learning in higher education. Therefore, E-learning is the utilize of network technologies to develop, adapt, address, and facilitate learning, anywhere, and anytime, which proved to be a very useful tool in the COVID-19 period. This research aims to determine whether there are statistically significant differences in students' responses to their demographic characteristics and their attitude towards the key determinants of the quality of e-learning at the time of the pandemic. The research was conducted by an online questionnaire among the students at the University of Belgrade, Serbia in the emergency. The questionnaire was fulfilled by 417 respondents. The paper examines the influence of gender, years of study, and the frequency of use of E-learning tools on the perception of quality. Obtained results show that students most recognize that E-learning is useful for studies during the pandemic, while they least recognize that the use of E-learning improves their efficiency during learning in the COVID-19 period. It can be concluded that quality assurance in education is a primary requirement for E-learning development by the modernization of teaching, the promotion of network technologies, and the establishment of a unique E-learning platform.