Efficiency of digital tuition in University education

Abstract

The past, nearly one and a half year has brought a significant change to the daily lives of humanity. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, many areas of our lives have been overwritten with radical changes that previously seemed unthinkable. In March 2020, traditional tuition had to move and evolve into online education practically overnight. This situation posed a challenge to everyone, teachers, students and university executives alike. The aim of the authors was to explore and formulate the lessons learned of this recent period, so that the benefits and drawbacks of online education can be utilized and used to its highest potential in the upcoming years. Exploration of the topic was carried out with the help of qualitative and quantitative methodology within the framework of the primary research. The quantitative research was executed with the help of a standardized survey. The opinions and experiences of university students were revealed using snowball method on the basis of a non-representative sample. The three main questions of the dissertation are whether it is more difficult to motivate students to learn in the form of digital education, how the efficiency of learning has changed over the last year in the digital form, and finally, did teaching and learning become more difficult overall for both teachers and students? The results were presented using statistical indicators and conclusions were drawn based on the results. The research ended with a proposal for future semesters and a summary.