Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been facing a digital transformation in online learning as a result of the restrictions generated by COVID-19. Therefore, identifying which are the elements that influence student satisfaction will allow HEIs to establish strategies to ensure the quality of...

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Autores principales: Carmen Jiménez-Bucarey, Ángel Acevedo-Duque, Sheyla Müller-Pérez, Luis Aguilar-Gallardo, Miguel Mora-Moscoso, Elena Cachicatari Vargas
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bf8c9ba476bb4c94825bbc649613e6722021-11-11T19:38:25ZStudent’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study10.3390/su1321119602071-1050https://doaj.org/article/bf8c9ba476bb4c94825bbc649613e6722021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11960https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been facing a digital transformation in online learning as a result of the restrictions generated by COVID-19. Therefore, identifying which are the elements that influence student satisfaction will allow HEIs to establish strategies to ensure the quality of the digital transformation. This study proposes a model that measures student satisfaction considering three dimensions: teacher quality, technical service quality and service quality. Then, the impact of each dimension on student satisfaction is estimated using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM), and finally an Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) was performed to identify the improvements that should be made to increase student satisfaction. When analyzing the responses of 1430 students at the School of Medicine, it was found that the quality of technical service should be improved, specifically training, and encouraging teachers to use strategies that allow student participation.Carmen Jiménez-BucareyÁngel Acevedo-DuqueSheyla Müller-PérezLuis Aguilar-GallardoMiguel Mora-MoscosoElena Cachicatari VargasMDPI AGarticleIPMAdigital transformation in educationstudent satisfactiondistance higher educationonline learningEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11960, p 11960 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic IPMA
digital transformation in education
student satisfaction
distance higher education
online learning
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle IPMA
digital transformation in education
student satisfaction
distance higher education
online learning
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Carmen Jiménez-Bucarey
Ángel Acevedo-Duque
Sheyla Müller-Pérez
Luis Aguilar-Gallardo
Miguel Mora-Moscoso
Elena Cachicatari Vargas
Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
description Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been facing a digital transformation in online learning as a result of the restrictions generated by COVID-19. Therefore, identifying which are the elements that influence student satisfaction will allow HEIs to establish strategies to ensure the quality of the digital transformation. This study proposes a model that measures student satisfaction considering three dimensions: teacher quality, technical service quality and service quality. Then, the impact of each dimension on student satisfaction is estimated using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM), and finally an Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) was performed to identify the improvements that should be made to increase student satisfaction. When analyzing the responses of 1430 students at the School of Medicine, it was found that the quality of technical service should be improved, specifically training, and encouraging teachers to use strategies that allow student participation.
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author Carmen Jiménez-Bucarey
Ángel Acevedo-Duque
Sheyla Müller-Pérez
Luis Aguilar-Gallardo
Miguel Mora-Moscoso
Elena Cachicatari Vargas
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Ángel Acevedo-Duque
Sheyla Müller-Pérez
Luis Aguilar-Gallardo
Miguel Mora-Moscoso
Elena Cachicatari Vargas
author_sort Carmen Jiménez-Bucarey
title Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
title_short Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
title_full Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
title_fullStr Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
title_full_unstemmed Student’s Satisfaction of the Quality of Online Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study
title_sort student’s satisfaction of the quality of online learning in higher education: an empirical study
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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