Title: Students' engagement for online learning in higher education institutions: a literature review

Authors: Hemantkumar P. Bulsara; Himanshu Bagdi

Addresses: Management Section, Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India ' Management Section, Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India

Abstract: This paper aims to comprehensively review the literature on students' engagement in online learning (OL), uncover the current state of studies in higher education institutions (HEI), and highlight the research gaps. This paper employed a descriptive methodology to assess students' engagement (SE) with OL in HEI based on summarising the information of studies and minimising the reviewer's interpretation. The scholarly articles of original research from peer-reviewed journals and conferences were searched systematically from 2015 to 2022. Lastly, 30 papers were considered eligible for inclusion in the review. Based on the articles reviewed, the majority of the previous studies have relied on questionnaires and reviews rather than examining discrete factors. Moreover, based on the study findings, the authors can conclude that system quality, service quality, concept mapping, active learning, coursework, class atmosphere, teacher-student interaction, perceived usefulness, cognitive engagement, and students' readiness are the factors that affect SE in the OL.

Keywords: students engagement; online learning; e-learning; higher education institutions; HEI; internet; COVID-19; readiness; academics; traditional learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2024.140333

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2024 Vol.32 No.4, pp.441 - 468

Received: 17 Aug 2022
Accepted: 26 Feb 2023
Published online: 03 Aug 2024 *

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