Online Education in Higher Education Institutions During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Türkiye

The COVID-19COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemic with its restrictionsOnline education has become a global burden on across many sectors, especially the higher education sectorHigher education sector. The unprecedented pandemic has heightened the requirement for online education that needs to be immediately adopted. In this rapid transformation, higher educationHigher education institutions have served as major catalysts for the move toward educational changeChange. However, these institutions have experienced a wide range of challenges in transitioning to remote online educationOnline education. Despite the challengesNational challenges, on a light note, the pandemicPandemic has also opened up some opportunities to upgrade the educational system. The current study aims to present key issues surrounding Türkiye’sTürkiye transitionTransition to online educationOnline education during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemicOnline education Covid-19 pandemic’. In doing so, it considers the challengesChallenges and opportunitiesOpportunities encountered throughout this process as well as also the existing infrastructure for online education before, during, and after the pandemic. Then it concludes by addressing some key considerations to be more responsive and adaptive to the needs beyond conventional education.