Institutions around the world have switched from traditional teaching and learning environments to virtual environments as a result of COVID-19. A variety of technology-based solutions have been used by academics to support online learners in the midst of this paradigm transition. Low participation, engagement, and attendance rates, however, continue to pose problems for the implementation of eLearning in the higher education (HE) sector. The acceptance and implementation of technologies in education from the viewpoint of the learners have piqued curiosity inside this story. As a result, there is now more emphasis on using distance learning or hybrid models of teaching delivery which, motivated by these environmental changes, reviews the current position and provides potential future directions.