Online Education in a Pandemic: Stress Test or Fortuitous Disruption?

This study explores higher education and the ways in which the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the evolution of online education. This movement from face-to-face (F2F) education to a virtual environment was forced and unplanned. It can be viewed as a stress test for digital teaching and learning in the higher education system. The study addresses course conversions and the progress of online education in response to the current crisis.