Programming courses Teaching methods Before, During, and After COVID-19 Pandemic

During the pandemic of COVID-19 educational institutions have adopted the online teaching and learning mechanisms. This has led to some challenges in teaching programming courses as those considered to be one of the most difficult disciplines. In this research paper, the online teaching methods in addition to the online assessments' methods are discussed and reviewed. A survey for students and instructors is carried out to study the effectiveness of these teaching and assessments methods, and whether students and instructors would like to continue using them after COVID. The survey included students and faculty members from Ahlia University in the Kingdom of Bahrain and University of Business and Technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Results are then analyzed and discussed.