International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp: (202-208), Month: April 2022 - September 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com Page | 202 Research Publish Journals Mansoura-Manchester Medical Students' Perception of Online Learning During Covid- 19 Pandemic *Sohayla M. Attalla 1,2 , Mohammed Faez Baobaid 2 , Hassan Ads 2 , Jalal Ibrahim 2 , Ashraf Shoma 3 1 Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, 25 Elgomhouria Street, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt. 2 International Medical School (IMS), Management and Science University (MSU), University Drive, Off Persiaran Olahraga, Shah Alam, 40400, Malaysia. 3 Mansoura-Manchester Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, 25 Elgomhouria Street, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6979864 Published Date: 10-August-2022 Abstract: As one of the strategies adopted to combat the spread of Covid-19, The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education endorsed implementation of online learning in the Egyptian universities. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the perception of the medical students in Mansoura – Manchester program towards the current practices of online learning mode during lockdown of the universities due to Covid-19 pandemic. Online questionnaire has been distributed to all students through April to June 2020 and 224 responses have been obtained and analysed. Results showed variable responses from the students. Some responses appreciated the convenience and flexible time (39.9%) of online learning with the advantage of getting instant feedback (5.4%) while others see it has not suitable at all for (0.44%) teaching medicine. Some responses find it harder to be motivated during the online mode (20.5%) and there is less social interaction (11.6%) while others prefer it as it gives more chance to shy students to express (14.3%). Some see it requires more budget for internet plan (6.3%) while others see it more cost saving because they saved the transportation fees (10.3%). It can be concluded that most of students are open to practice online learning and objectively gave positive recommendations that can be explained by and related to the dramatic sudden shift to this mode of learning due to Covid-19 pandemic. It is recommended to assess the students’ feedback after a longer duration of experience and to take in consideration the social and personal variations among the students. Keywords: Mansoura-Manshester, Egypt, online learning, covid-19. 1. INTRODUCTION During COVID-19 pandemic, all the educational institutions were closed following the movement control orders practiced in all countries. All universities faced the problem of having to practice the online teaching that required them to have ready established online university system, ready skilful lecturers and students to adapt to this type of learning (Kumar, 2019). Online learning involves the implementation of technology to direct, design and deliver the learning content, and to facilitate two-way communication between students and faculty (Thanji and Vasantha, 2016). It can include whiteboards, visit rooms, surveys, tests, conversation gatherings and studies that permit educators and learners to communicate on the web and offer course content one next to the other. These can offer beneficial and helpful approaches to accomplish learning objectives. The used platform may be Microsoft Teams, Google meet, Edmodo and Moodle (Barbera and Clara, 2012)