Student Motivation and Effectiveness of Online Learning: A Qualitative Perspective

Even though the COVID-19 era has passed 4 years ago, online learning is still implemented as a hybrid or a necessity, especially in high-level health education. Online learning has many positive sides, such as being able to learn anywhere, cost-effective, and being more time flexible, making online learning considered an efficient learning method compared to face-to-face. As a result, in the current situation (post-pandemic) online learning is still valid even though it is sometimes interspersed with offline learning. This research aims to determine the obstacles faced by students in conducting online learning and their impact on learning motivation through interviews. Apart from that, it also aims to study the effectiveness of online learning through observation. Based on the research objectives, observations and interviews are needed to provide a deeper understanding, and provide an idea of whether there is and how much effectiveness and motivation to learn in online learning. It is expected that this research can also provide updated data that can be useful not only for researchers but also for readers. In addition, it is envisaged that this study would deepen the understanding of the efficiency of online learning and will motivate students. Keywords: student motivation, learning effectiveness online learning