Challenges to E-learning Success: The Student Perspective

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10.2991/icibet.2013.226How to use a DOI?

Abstract

This paper reports in-depth qualitative findings based upon direct comments from students’ evaluation and perspec-tives of e-learning paradigm and tools. A focus group interviews with nine students were used at the main data collection tool. Findings indicate several challengesto e-learning success that include increasing awareness and understanding of e-learning, managing resistance to new learning methods, guaranteeing continu-ous availability of the e-learning system, focusingmore on the role of educator and institute in influencing student positively to use e-learning, supporting clear e-learning use policies, and designing e-learning platforms that blends the rich aspects of social networking within its learning tools.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Omar Al-Hujran
AU  - Anas Aloudat
AU  - Hanin Al-Hennawi
AU  - Hanaa Nabeel Ismail
PY  - 2013/03
DA  - 2013/03
TI  - Challenges to E-learning Success: The Student Perspective
BT  - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Information, Business and Education Technology (ICIBET 2013)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1029
EP  - 1037
SN  - 1951-6851
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DO  - 10.2991/icibet.2013.226
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