College Teachers' Attitudes Towards Online Teaching and the Influencing Factors: Lessons from China

To examine the online teaching attitudes of university teachers and the influencing factors during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study conducted a large-scale survey (N=1090) on university teachers in 16 provinces in China. A series of Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests were performed to determine the impact of teacher demographic characteristics on their online teaching attitudes. The results revealed that most teachers had positive opinions of online instruction with several perceived benefits, but also recognized the challenges and disadvantages to teach online. The differences in age, educational background, professional titles and prior online teaching experience significantly affected teachers' attitudes towards online teaching. The study concluded with several implication for preparing university teachers for online instruction in the post-pandemic world.