Opportunities and Challenges of Online Learning Methods in Religious Education

Abstract

In the last decade, online learning has become a trendy topic. Rapid technology advancements urge the education community to continue to innovate with internet-based learning. Religious education, which is critical in forming students' personalities, is being challenged to continue adapting their learning techniques amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushes learning to take place at home. This study aims to identify the amount of advancement of research on online learning in religious education courses. This study used the Rapid Review approach, which involves conducting a fast review of previous studies. This study uses 13 articles from search results. This study finds four major themes in research on online learning in religious education: learning methods used in the online learning process, obstacles encountered in the online learning process, evaluations conducted in the online learning process, and student, teacher, and parent perspectives on the online learning process.

Challenges of Online Learning in the Post Covid-19 Era: Lived Experiences of Teachers in Remote Nepal

“…Radesky et al (2016) aware the learners' risk and danger of social isolation, physical health issues, addiction to videos and games which has made a debate and criticism of online learning. According to Khoiruman and Ahmada (2021), the other challenges like not willing or delay to join and participate in online learning activities, engaging other activities such playing game, listening song and watching videos, (Syafii & Retnawati, 2022) unable to join because of not well internet reached. Similarly, the rapid shifting of face-to-face to online learning has introduced a kind of immeasurable challenges to the deaf and hard of hearing students (Aljedaani et al, 2022).…”