Does Online Learning Work for International Students?

A Case Study at a University in Thailand

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210413.085How to use a DOI?

Keywords

online learning, international students, distance learning, digital literacy practices

Abstract

Online learning is a new global phenomenon during The Covid-19 Outbreak. Online knowledge, combined with the social media platform, can be useful in teaching-learning. Some countries are determining online learning, such as keeping social distances, keeping them healthy, and focusing on lessons and knowledge, not thinking about the Covid-19 virus, which is changing in many ways. This Research takes a sample of students studying abroad and stranded in their country who cannot return to university due to limitations on their borders. The participants come from six countries as international students. This method is class-based Research by interviewing students and analyzing their opinions on online learning. The researcher also uses the social media platform to explore how digital literacy practices can work on distance learning. Restrictions on distance, day-to-day interaction with a camera, and sometimes internet connections can be significant for online learning.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nico Irawan
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/14
TI  - Does Online Learning Work for International Students?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ANCOSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 366
EP  - 370
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210413.085
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210413.085
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