Abstract—During COVID-19 and its resulting lockdown, the
sudden closure of traditional offline classes resulted in the loss
of education. Consequently, teaching pedagogies were
unexpectedly changed, and a sudden shift towards online
teaching was necessitated. The extensive availability of devices
and applications made this shift easy. Nevertheless, all teachers
were not equally equipped with the equivalent knowledge and
resources, which could have affected their behavioral intention
to continue online teaching in the future. This paper investigates
the perception of university teachers to continue online teaching
in higher education post-COVID. To accomplish this target, a
mixed research approach was adopted. For quantitative data,
243 questionnaires were successfully collected from teachers of
the top five central universities in India, using an online survey
through Google forms by integrating the technology acceptance
model (TAM). For qualitative data, online-focused group
discussions (FGDs) with around seven teachers from different
nations’ universities were done. This study is cross-sectional,
utilizing TAM factors for ascertaining teachers’ behavioral
intentions in India. All hypotheses were found significant by
applying PLS-based SEM using smart-PLS software. This
indicates that perceived usefulness and ease of use significantly
impact attitude towards online teaching; further, perceived
usefulness and attitude towards online teaching also
significantly affect the behavioral intention of teachers to
continue online teaching post-COVID era. The study helps
educational institutions and respective national policymakers to
define the future course of action in the education sector.
Index Terms—Online teaching, teacher professional
development, perceived usability, teachers psychology,
technology acceptance model.
Imran Saleem is with University of Buraimi, Oman.
Mushahid Ali Shamsi is with Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh (U.P), India.
Hesham Magd is with Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat,
Oman.
*Correspondence: mushahidalishamsi.786@gmail.com
Cite: Imran Saleem, Mushahid Ali Shamsi*, and Hesham Magd, "Impact Assessment of Ease and Usefulness of Online Teaching in Higher Education in Post COVID Era," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 102-113, 2023.
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