As many institutions delay the start of classes amid the coronavirus epidemic, a majority of university and postgraduate students in Japan are willing to participate in interactive online lectures, a recent survey showed.
But while 59.2 percent were positive about online classes, 21.0 percent said they did not wish to take part, reflecting concerns about the quality of education that remote learning provides and finding the right environment for participating.
The questionnaire was conducted late last week by Nihon University professor Tetsuya Usui on 1,572 university and graduate school students via social media.