Undergraduate Medical Students’ Perspective of Online Lecture

Abstract

Online lectures provide easier and more effective access, a wider amount of information, autonomy and reflective thinking, and flexibility. This study aims to assess medical students' perspectives on the online lecture. It is a descriptive observational study that was conducted from March to June 2019. The research subjects were 87 second-year medical students of Tadulako University. After conducting online learning, students were given a questionnaire regarding the online lecture process. The results showed that the application could be operated easily, although few students still have audio, video, and internet connection problems. Some students had difficulty concentrating and hard to understand the material. This problem can be overcome by providing online learning training to lecturers to engage students in the online learning process. Also, many students experience advantages, namely flexible time management, cost -effective and increasing motivation.