Transition to Online Classes During Covid-19 Pandemic Situation: Analyzing Challenges Faced by Students from Public and Private Universities

Abstract

In the wake of Covid-19 situation an increase in the number of online modes of instruction for continuing teaching 
and learning has been observed. It is perceived that online classes may not be an ideal mode of instruction for many 
students considering the resources available to them and nature of various subjects. An increase in interest in 
Hybrid, Mixed and Flipped style of teaching has been getting attention due to challenges pertaining to online 
classes. Therefore, the present study is an attempt to understand the challenges being faced by students in two 
different higher education institutions in Karachi. This research is qualitative in nature with the inductive approach. 
For data collection, semi-structured interview schedule was developed. Participants were approached through 
convenience sampling technique. Interviews were taken from eight participants, four from each, Public and Private 
University. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze the data. The result section discusses the challenges in 
detail faced by the students in both educational sectors