The sudden transition to synchronized online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study exploring medical students' perspectives

R Khalil, AE Mansour, WA Fadda, K Almisnid… - BMC medical …, 2020 - Springer
Background The closure of educational activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unplanned shift from traditional learning to a …

Distance education as a response to pandemics: Coronavirus and Arab culture

AE Al Lily, AF Ismail, FM Abunasser… - Technology in society, 2020 - Elsevier
Some countries have replaced face-to-face education with distance education in response
to the coronavirus. This form of distance education differs from conventional distance …

Integrated social cognitive theory with learning input factors: The effects of problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills on learning performance sustainability

MA Almulla, WM Al-Rahmi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
E-learning is expected to become a common teaching and learning approach in educational
institutions in the near future; thus, the success of e-learning initiatives must be ensured in …

COVID-19 and higher education: First-year students' expectations toward distance learning

K Cicha, M Rizun, P Rutecka, A Strzelecki - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The article deals with distance education, which as a teaching method had to be suddenly
introduced in schools and higher education institutions as a result of the global pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Ten public health strategies to control the Covid-19 pandemic: The Saudi Experience

A AlFattani, A AlMeharish, M Nasim, K AlQahtani… - IJID regions, 2021 - Elsevier
Saudi Arabia plays an important strategic role within the Middle East and afar because of its
geographical location, and being the host of one of the largest annual religious mass …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization of learning in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 outbreak: A survey

MK Alsmadi, I Al-Marashdeh, M Alzaqebah… - Informatics in Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in late December
2019, more than 217 countries became almost immediately infected in the resulting …

Digital technologies, circular economy practices and environmental policies in the era of COVID-19

SAR Khan, P Ponce, G Thomas, Z Yu, MS Al-Ahmadi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The degradation of the environment is associated with economic activity, particularly with the
linear way in which the economy does not make efficient use of resources. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Technological innovation and circular economy practices: Business strategies to mitigate the effects of COVID-19

SAR Khan, P Ponce, M Tanveer, N Aguirre-Padilla… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a tough test on companies in the
global food sector supply chain, exacerbating the realities and deficiencies it presents in …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and educational aspects of Saudi university students' lives

AA Alghamdi - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic led to surprising and unexpected experiences for Saudi university
students. Precautionary and preventive measures taken to contain this pandemic impacted …

Remote emergency learning during COVID-19 and its impact on university students perception of blended learning in KSA

B Bamoallem, S Altarteer - Education and Information Technologies, 2022 - Springer
This study explores the impact of remote emergency learning during the COVID-19
pandemic on students' perception and acceptance of blended learning after the pandemic …