2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part C

author(s)
Ralphy Joseph CJ and Nikita Gopal

abstract
The COVID-19 epidemic compelled Albania's university system to use information and communication technology to conduct distant learning. This research aims to investigate how students perceive accessibility, learner goals, and social and pedagogical difficulties related to online learning. The research use the quantitative technique to accomplish its goal. Respondents fill out an online survey with closed-ended questions to provide the data. Students with bachelor's and master's degrees (N=236) from the teaching programs at the University of Tirana and the "Aleksander Moisiu" University of Durrës make up the sample for this research. The research highlights a few difficulties that students have while studying online, including issues with accessibility, low student motivation, and obstacles to their participation in online group projects. It was also said that lecturers have difficulties in the online setting, necessitating a greater level of digital competency from the academic staff. The purpose of this study's conclusions is to provide legislators, education executives, and academic staff with a better understanding of the issues and the means to address them in order to assist students overcome these obstacles to online learning.