Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19

Roy Y. Chan is Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program in Leadership and Professional Practice in the Helen DeVos College of Education at Lee University, Tennessee, USA. Krishna Bista is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, Maryland, USA. Ryan M. Allen is Assistant Professor of Practice in the Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, California, USA.

Is Online and Distance Learning the Future in Global Higher Education? The Faculty Perspectives during COVID-19
Roy Y. Chan, Krishna Bista, and Ryan M. Allen

PART I: Innovative Forms of Online Teaching, Learning, and Assessment during COVID-19




Designing Authentic Online Courses Intra- and Post-Pandemic
Michelle Rippy and Monica Munoz




Pandemic Pedagogy: Disparity in University Remote Teaching Effectiveness
Linda Dam



Learning Management Systems and Synchronous Communication Tools: Enablers of Online Education During COVID-19
Darren Turnbull, Ritesh Chugh, and Jo Luck




Online Teaching and Learning During COVID-19: Flexible Harmonies in Higher Education
Dawn Joseph, Rohan Nethsinghe, and Alberto Cabedo-Mas




The Effectiveness of Authentic Assessments during COVID-19: A Case of RMIT University in Vietnam
Huy Pham, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Thai Vu Hong Nguyen, and Upasana Jain


PART II: Impacts of Distance Education on Students, Social Inclusion, and Access during COVID-19




Life in 280 Characters: Social Media, Belonging, and Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jack Reed and Catherine Dunn




"The Course is no Longer Great": The Need for Socially Meaningful Online Instruction for International Students
Vander Tavares




Expanding Equitable Access or Exacerbating Existing Barriers? Re-Examining Online Learning for Vulnerable Student Populations
Romana Manzoor and Wayne Bart




Using Information Communication Technologies for Interactive Open and Distance Learning Experiences in the Era of COVID-19
Mmabaledi Seeletso




Suddenly Online: How Russian Students Switched to Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ivan Gruzdev, Evgeniia Shmeleva, Raman Kalinin, and Kseniia Vilkova



PART III: COVID-19 as a Catalyst of Change – Lessons for the Longer-term




Could COVID-19 be a Catalyst for Disruption in Higher Education?
Raffaella Borasi, Richard DeMartino, Nathan Harris, and Dave Miller




Global Higher Education and COVID-19: A Virtual Autoethnography Experience from a Faculty
Anatoly Oleksiyenko




Sustaining Liberal Education by Online Learning in the Era of Global Crises: The Case of Community Colleges in COVID-19 Hong Kong
Hei-hang Hayes Tang, Beatrice Y. Y. Dang, Rosalind Latiner Raby, and Joanna W. Y. Yeung




Students’ Experiences with Distance Learning under COVID-19: Critical Perspectives from an Indian University
Mousumi Mukherjee, Tatiana Belousova, and Deepak Maun




Teacher Education in Times of Disruption: Lessons Learned from Teaching and Learning in Australian Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Eden C. Stephens and Jen Scott Curwood




The Expansion of E-learning in the UAE: Implications and Opportunities in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Shytance Wren