The use of Social Media in Higher Education Teaching during the COVID 19 Pandemic: A Literature Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56830/WRBAJ03202202Keywords:
Social Media, Higher Education, COVID 19, Online LearningAbstract
The problem is that given the need for social distancing and online learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, universities in developing countries lacked the readiness to leverage social media sites to continue formal learning and academic communication (Rahiem, 2021; Sobaih et al., 2020). Given that many higher education institutions in the MENA region still do not have full access to online learning management systems, social media sites as a learning platform may be considered as a viable alternative to continuing formal education (Mohmmed et al., 2020; Sobaih, Moustafa, & Ghandforoush, et al., 2016).
A growing academic body of literature is calling for more research regarding social media’s potential as a formal online platform for academic communication and student learning experience, satisfaction, and academic performance (Nadeak, 2020; Wu & Xu, 2021). At present, there is no empirical research published on the various social media needs and usage for academic communication between faculty members in Arab universities beyond the tourism and hotel discipline (Shehata et
al., 2020) to continue formal learning and academic communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this paper reviews the literature on the use of social media in higher education teaching during the COVID 19 pandemic and sheds important insights to open several avenues for future studies.
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