The Potential of Higher Education in Economics in Relation to Online Education

Abstract

I was very interested in the techniques and the aspects of Online education since the start of my studies. I also chose this topic because, as a student, I have experienced for myself that the quality of the curriculum can greatly influence the attitude towards the subject and the acquisition of the curriculum. My main motivation is to contribute to the further development of online education by exploring the opinions of students with my suggestions. In my dissertation, I examine the possibilities of online education under Covid-19 from the perspective of students in higher education in economics. I examine, among other things, the impact of the epidemic on their studies, the quality of education, and the direction in which the standard and method of education have moved. In the first half of the dissertation, I describe the concept and methodology of online education by reviewing a wide variety of available literature. After this, I present the situation under the coronavirus, the online interface used in education, and the methodology of teaching and learning. Based on secondary research, I also address the opinions of educators about online education. In the framework of my primary research, I interviewed the students of 5 higher education institutions in the field of economics in Budapest with a questionnaire survey. A total of 582 students completed my questionnaire. The obtained results were interpreted with the help of statistical analyses. The study concludes with a summary and conclusions, and finally, I make suggestions based on the results obtained.