investigating efl learners’ perspectives on online education and its relationship with their personality traits

The emergence of distance education as a method of learning had great impacts on educational prospects. meanwhile, the global pandemic of covid-19 brought about an international emergency in online education which caused lots of attention to studies on different aspects of online education. this study aimed to investigate iranian efl learners’ perspectives on online education courses in language institutes. moreover, the relationship between learners’ perspectives on online education and their personality traits was examined. a total of 134 efl learners completed a personality questionnaire developed by gosling et al. (2003) and a questionnaire to investigate the learners’ perspectives towards online education. the results indicated that efl learners generally approved of the effectiveness of the approach and their study habits; while, they undervalued the personal suitability and teachability of online learning. also, this study explored the relationship between learners’ perspectives on online education and their personality traits and found a positive correlation between personal suitability and conscientiousness, extroversion, and emotional stability, respectively.