Challenges of Online Classes

  Tackle Challenges of Online Classes Due to COVID-19 College students should proactively contact professors or support staff with any questions about the transition, experts say. College students in online classes face challenges like distractions, technical issues and lack of in-person interaction. In a survey of more than 400 college students whose schools recently switched over to online education – conducted in March by Barnes & Noble College Insights – 60% of students said they felt at least somewhat prepared for the change. This was particularly true among students who previously took an online course. Still, 64% of survey respondents expressed concerns about being able to focus and maintaining the self-discipline needed to study remotely. More recent polling from College Reaction in April showed that 77% of more than 800 college students surveyed said they felt distance learning is worse or much worse than in-person classes. Here are some of the most common challenges u...