Challenges associated with e-learning on Moodle platform during Covid 19 pandemic from Chlef EFL students' perspective

Abstract EN

COVID 19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life.

Since its appearance, social distancing has become the first safety measure.

And to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, educational institutions all over the world have been shut down, which entails moving education to the virtual world.

The digital world became the only option to carry on the teaching/learning process.

Subsequently, the Algerian universities, adopting the E-learning, used the Moodle platform to continue the teaching / learning activities.

Because Algerian university students are not familiar with distance learning, this descriptive qualitative study aims to explore what challenges EFL students at Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef have encountered while relying on the E-learning process.

Hence, some solutions are sought to overcome these obstacles through an online questionnaire via Google Form.

The obtained results revealed that students were not ready for this shift, and they favour a mixture of E-learning and traditional learning.

This attitude is due to some challenges, like technical issues with the platform and Internet problems.

Subsequently, to overcome those hurdles and better the process of E-learning, it is necessary to provide teachers and learners with training on ICTs and use some alternatives like Zoom and Google Meet in delivering the courses.