Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does social connectedness and learning community predict self-determined needs and course satisfaction?

The present study investigated whether online students’ sense of community and self-determined need satisfaction predicted course during the COVID-19 pandemic. sample consisted 136 Australian university students who were studying Students completed surveys for (i.e., social connectedness learning community), relatedness, competence, autonomy), satisfaction. results indicated that significantly needs satisfaction, with having a large effect size. Autonomy partially mediated relationship between satisfaction; autonomy was only to predict It concluded require communities meet their have satisfying experience. most important student’s course. These findings implications universities build in courses support students' improve