Volume 4 Number 3 March 2021 368 Long Distance Learning, Challenges And Opportunities Vera Sri Wahyuni, Dian Wulandari, Soewarto Hardhienata Program Studi Manajemen Pendidikan Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Pakuan veraswahyuni@gmail.com Article History Received : January 3 th 2021 Revision : February 7 th 2021 Publication : March 30 th 2021 Abstract The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused disruption to Indonesia's education sector where approximately 45 million students are unable to continue their learning activities in school. One solution is Long Distance Learning, this study aims to find out (1) the long distance remote learning system applied, (2) the impact of the Long Distance Learning system on student achievement, (3) obstacles in the application of Long Distance Learning system. The research method used in this study is qualitative method with descriptive research type qualitative approach. The results of this study show that the implementation of Long Distance Learning still has many obstacles such as inadequate equipment and poor internet connection, in addition to the increase in learning success is still small and ineffective Keywords: PJJ, Long Distance Learning, Covid-19 INTRODUCTION Since COVID-19 spread throughout the provinces in Indonesia, the government together with the Ministry of Education and Culture decided to carry out Long Distance Learning activities (PJJ) through the internet. This aims to reduce the risk of the spread of Corona virus, especially in children. PJJ activities have been implemented since April 2020 until now. Reported from the official website covid19.go.id page, there are some areas that are still in the red zone, which is at high risk of COVID-19 transmission. Other areas are dominated with orange color, indicating the risk of transmission of Corona virus in a moderate level. While the yellow zone indicates a low level of risk, and the green zone means no case. The widespread spread of Covid-19 has forced the government to close schools and encourage Long Distance Learning at home. Various initiatives are carried out to ensure learning activities continue despite the absence of face-to-face sessions. Technology, more specifically the internet, smartphones, and laptops is now widely used to support Long Distance Learning. One of the largest telecommunication service providers in Indonesia recorded a 16% increase in broadband flow during the Covid-19 crisis, due to the sharp increase in the use of