COVID-19 pandemic had transformed traditional learning in schools and universities into online classrooms. Monitoring students’ attendance and interaction during live online classes is a challenge for educators. During the lockdown, many factors had influenced attendance and participation in online classes. In this paper, the course Introduction to web programming lab is considered a case study to investigate the participation of students in programming labs at Hashemite University. This descriptive and quantitative research included 212 students in the academic year (2020/2021). Students’ participation had been observed and collected based on records of attendance sheets, in-class interaction, assignment delivery, and utilization of e-learning platforms. Data were also collected through a survey to measure student satisfaction of delivering course learning outcomes (CLOs). Qualitative interviews were conducted to emphasize factors that affected participation and interaction in online class; such factors include Hardwar/Software issues, psychological/ environmental issues, and f inancial issues. Findings also showed that online education was successfully implemented. However, the interaction of students during meeting class is considered below average. Attendance and performance data were analyzed using correlation analysis and showed a weak positive relationship.