University of Isfahan New Educational Approaches   2423-6780 16 2 2021 12 22 Identify and analyze the opportunities and challenges of students' virtual education Identify and analyze the opportunities and challenges of students' virtual education 15 32 26778 10.22108/nea.2022.129442.1646 FA Marzieh Ebrahimi assistant professor in social Sciences, ,Dept. of SociologyFaculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Fereshte Alishah MA in Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities,Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran, Iran, Fateme Zamanipour MA in Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities,Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran, Iran, Journal Article 2021 07 27 The present study seeks to investigate the challenges and opportunities of virtual education from the perspective of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Shahid Beheshti University.  In this regard, qualitative method and in-depth interview technique were used to collect data. The sample of this study were undergraduate students of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Shahid Beheshti University who were selected through purposive sampling. Then, according to the research findings, we concluded that the challenges of virtual education from the perspective of students fall into 5 main categories, including: technical problems, educational problems, problems related to teacher performance, problems related to student performance and problems related to activism and interaction. On the other hand, for students'e-learning opportunities, such as: eliminating travel costs, reducing the stress of presentation, saving time, freedom and going beyond the framework, the possibility of recording the class and using it at another time, avoiding The corona epidemic, the elimination of dormitory problems and the optimization of leisure time. Finally, students were asked to make suggestions based on the experiences they gained during the semester to solve the challenges of e-learning to be applied in policy-making and to experience more efficient e-learning.<br /> <br />  The present study seeks to investigate the challenges and opportunities of virtual education from the perspective of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Shahid Beheshti University.  In this regard, qualitative method and in-depth interview technique were used to collect data. The sample of this study were undergraduate students of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Shahid Beheshti University who were selected through purposive sampling. Then, according to the research findings, we concluded that the challenges of virtual education from the perspective of students fall into 5 main categories, including: technical problems, educational problems, problems related to teacher performance, problems related to student performance and problems related to activism and interaction. On the other hand, for students'e-learning opportunities, such as: eliminating travel costs, reducing the stress of presentation, saving time, freedom and going beyond the framework, the possibility of recording the class and using it at another time, avoiding The corona epidemic, the elimination of dormitory problems and the optimization of leisure time. Finally, students were asked to make suggestions based on the experiences they gained during the semester to solve the challenges of e-learning to be applied in policy-making and to experience more efficient e-learning.<br /> <br />  https://nea.ui.ac.ir/article_26778_e5f961b7b531a1d72ffb74c5b78355b0.pdf