Abstract:
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal way of life of people around
the world. Almost all the sectors moved to online platform while the Covid-19
pandemic such as shopping, teaching, learning and etc. Around the world,
educational institutions are using online learning sites to continue the process of
education. Meanwhile the demand for online learning has increased significantly
in recent years and will continue to do so in the future. In this regard, this study
is conducted with a focus on University of Vocational Technology, Sri Lanka to
identify the students' perceptions of online learning activities during Covid-19
pandemic and to identify the challenges faced by students through online learning
activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. An exploratory survey design was
utilized for this study. This study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative
methods. Primary data collection in this study was carried out by distributing
questionnaires among 169 students. Collected primary data was analyzed through
the Microsoft Excel and presented through the tables. Secondary data was
collected from journals, research papers, articles, website information and thesis.
According to results and discussion part, it can be concluded that the online
learning process conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic is more effective.
