Opportunities and threats of online exams from the perspective of faculty members of Farhangian University of Isfahan; a study with a phenomenological approach

The prevalence of coronavirus is one of those changes that call for communities to respond, respond and adapt in a timely manner and provide comprehensive solutions, and in the field of education, the continuation of education is possible with virtual education. The main purpose of this article is to identify "opportunities and threats of online exams from the perspective of faculty members of Isfahan Farhangian University". Thirteen academic and knowledgeable experts on e-learning and online tests were purposefully selected and interviewed in a semi-structured way. Finally, for each category, a title was selected that includes all the codes of that category. As a result of this study, faculty members in the category of threats; increase inaccuracy and fainting among students during the test (fraud), structural weakness of the LMS system, lack of familiarity of faculty members with information technology and uncertainty about the evaluation of the performed opportunities; Cost savings, possibility of use at any time and place, increase of knowledge and information technology skills of faculty members, transfer of experiences, learning opportunity, speed of action in correcting the test and announcing the results and using the interactive approach and effective factors in conducting the test online Providing software and hardware infrastructure, high-speed Internet, holding special workshops for faculty members and students, and providing free or cheap Internet for faculty members and students, and the current situation of Farhangian University regarding the opportunities and threats of exams. Online was considered a need for further training in the field of e-learning.