The spread of COVID-19 poses a threat to humanity, as this pandemic has forced many global activities to close, including educational activities. To reduce the spread of the virus, education institutions have been forced to switch to e-learning using available educational platforms, despite the challenges facing this sudden transformation. In order to further explore the potentials challenges facing learning activities, the focus of this study is on e-learning from students’ and instructor’s perspectives on using and implementing e-learning systems in a public university during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study targets the society that includes students and teaching staff in the Information Technology (IT) faculty at the University of Benghazi. The descriptive-analytical approach was applied and the results were analyzed by statistical methods. Two types of questionnaires were designed and distributed, i.e., the student questionnaire and the instructor questionnaire. Four dimensions have been highlighted to reach the expected results, i.e., the extent of using e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, advantages, disadvantages and obstacles of implementing E-learning in the IT faculty. By analyzing the results, we achieved encouraging results that throw light on some of the issues, challenges and advantages of using e-learning systems instead of traditional education in higher education in general and during emergency periods.

COVID-19 的传播对人类构成威胁，因为这种流行病已迫使许多全球活动停止，包括教育活动。为了减少病毒的传播，教育机构被迫使用可用的教育平台转向电子学习，尽管这种突然转变面临挑战。为了进一步探索学习活动面临的潜在挑战，本研究的重点是从学生和教师的角度来看，在 COVID-19 大流行期间在一所公立大学使用和实施电子学习系统的电子学习。该研究针对的社会包括班加西大学信息技术 (IT) 学院的学生和教职员工。应用描述性分析方法，并通过统计方法分析结果。设计和分发了两种类型的问卷，即学生问卷和教师问卷。为了达到预期结果，我们强调了四个维度，即在 COVID-19 大流行期间使用电子学习的程度、在 IT 教师中实施电子学习的优势、劣势和障碍。通过分析结果，我们取得了令人鼓舞的结果，揭示了在一般高等教育和紧急时期使用电子学习系统代替传统教育的一些问题、挑战和优势。在 IT 教师中实施 E-learning 的优点、缺点和障碍。通过分析结果，我们取得了令人鼓舞的结果，揭示了在一般高等教育和紧急时期使用电子学习系统代替传统教育的一些问题、挑战和优势。在 IT 教师中实施 E-learning 的优点、缺点和障碍。通过分析结果，我们取得了令人鼓舞的结果，揭示了在一般高等教育和紧急时期使用电子学习系统代替传统教育的一些问题、挑战和优势。