Investigating the dimensions of nursing and midwifery instructors' satisfaction with online education during the COVID-19 epidemic: a web-based cross-sectional study

In the field of online education, satisfaction is one of the most important considerations that affect the continuation of online learning. It is necessary to examine the domains of professors' satisfaction in holding online classes and examine their problems for corrective measures in the future. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the satisfaction of nursing and midwifery faculty instructors with online education.

This was a cross sectional study that was conducted in 2022. The sampling method was targeted and online using WhatsApp social networks. The online questionnaire included a demographic form and Online Instructor Satisfaction Measure (OISM). 242 nursing and midwifery professors completed this questionnaire. The study data was analyzed using SPSS-22 software with in depended sample T-test and ANOVA test.

The mean and standard deviation of the respondents' age was 45±6.4 years and more than half of the professors were assistant professors. The mean of total instructor’s satisfaction was 86.10± 14.81.  The lowest level of professors' satisfaction with online teaching was in the dimension of teacher-student interaction (45.26±16.95) and the highest level of satisfaction was in the dimension of online class capabilities (66.1±19.93).

The satisfaction of nursing and midwifery faculty instructor's with online learning was relatively favorable. The lowest level of satisfaction was in the professor-student area. The need for interaction between people (professor-student and patient) was one of the major challenges of online education.