摘要：COVID-19 has turned the tables on every part of our lives, as hardly any sector is left without a profound impact, including the higher education sector. During this pandemic, the higher education sector has been obliged to deliver education virtually. This article has two purposes: firstly, to highlight how students grade their virtual learning experience during COVID-19, and secondly, to what extent they would like to (partially) continue learning virtually, even after social distancing. In this study, a quantitative method is applied, using the non-probability volunteer sampling method. Responses from 265 people were collected from different Dutch academic universities as well as universities of applied sciences. This study illustrates that a larger number (70%) of the students grade the virtual learning experience as sufficient and better, and that the majority would like to partially follow virtual lessons even after social distancing. Hence, it is recommended for educational institutions to seriously start preparing an online learning programme for the upcoming study year (2020/2021) and consider virtual learning to be a steady part of their future curriculum.
