Basic Ethics For Online Teaching And Learning: The Islamic Perspective

With the current COVID19 pandemic, online education is not only becoming necessary but also increasingly popular. This means there is a need to also have some kind of a guideline for online education. According to Moore (1989), in relation to distance or online education, as a minimum, educators need to agree on the distinctions between three types of interaction: learner-content interaction, learner-instructor interaction and learner-learner interaction This article poses an analysis of the said components of interaction related to online teaching and learning. The paper also examines ethics and its importance in relation to Islam. It further states the Islamic perspectives of
online teaching ethics, which will function as a theoretical model of Islamic online teaching. The model is explained by describing and illustrating relevant Islamic teachings and principles derived from the Quran and Hadith. Some discussion has been made regarding why Muslim educators should implement the code of ethics specifically in online education.

Keywords: Learner – content interaction, learner – instructor interaction, learner –learner interaction, teaching and learning, online Islamic ethics.