During the COVID-19 epidemic, nearly all educational institutions used distance learning globally, including Zambia [19,20,21]. The effectiveness of the distance learning process depends on several factors, including the speed and quality of the internet, the accessibility of online resources, the availability of adequate infrastructure in academic institutions, and the readiness of both teachers and students to adopt this technology [22,23,24]. This study, therefore, explored pharmacy students’ attitudes toward online learning based on their experience with online learning activities during the pandemic.
Due to their flexibility and ease of carrying, this study found that smartphones became popular online learning gadgets compared to laptops and computers amid the pandemic. Our finding is similar to findings of a study conducted in India [17]. In addition, a study conducted in Ghana found that smartphones are popular because learning can take place anywhere and anytime [25]. Most of the respondents in the present study used mobile data (84.7%) as a source of the internet rather than Wi-Fi, a situation experienced among students in India [26]. Conversely, a study in Nepal reported that most of the students used Wi-Fi for their online learning [27]. We argue that while