scholarly journals A Hierarchical Model to Evaluate the Quality of Web-Based E-Learning Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafeez Muhammad ◽  
Ansar Siddique ◽  
Ahmed E. Youssef ◽  
Kashif Saleem ◽  
Basit Shahzad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Web Based ◽  
E Learning

The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)—specifically, the Internet—has given emergence to e-learning. Resultantly, web-based e-learning systems are being increasingly developed to enhance the learning process. However, the utilization of such systems is low, mainly owing to poor quality content and overall design problems. To improve usage, it is imperative to identify the factors with the most significant impact on the quality of these systems so that the e-learning industry keeps these factors in consideration while developing e-learning systems. This study focused on the identification and prioritization of factors related to the design quality of e-learning systems through a hierarchical quality model. Thus, firstly, an extensive literature review was conducted to identify the factors that most affect the quality of web-based e-learning systems. Secondly, among the identified factors, only those with the most significant effect were considered. To identify the most important quality criteria, a survey was conducted. An instrument was deployed among 157 subjects, including e-learning designers, developers, students, teachers, and educational administrators. Finally, a second instrument was distributed among 51 participants to make a pairwise comparison among the criteria and rank them according to their relative importance. The identified and prioritized factors were classified into four main categories. Among these four factors, content was identified as the most important factor, whereas design was found to be the least important factor.

Design for Quality of ICT-Aided Engineering Course Units

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-80
Author(s):  
Stelian Brad
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multimedia Technologies ◽  
Technical Solutions

Developing high quality engineering course units is a challenging task. Capacity to explain complex technical solutions and behavioral phenomena of engineering technologies in a limited timeframe is not an easy job. Moreover, ensuring information reproducibility for individual study is also important. Sometimes, courses should be delivered remotely. In this context, the latest developments in information and communication technologies (ICT), including multimedia and Internet-based education platforms, facilitate the creation of reliable solutions to these challenges. Even if information technologies are helpful, careful planning is required to design quality course units because many conflicts occur in meeting quality targets. In this respect, a generic approach for improving the quality of engineering course units when a large set of requirements and constrains intervenes on the design map is introduced in this paper as a mean to identify the best places where and how ICT can aid the education process. Quality planning and innovation tools are considered to master this situation. The research shows that smart application of multimedia technologies and web-based education platforms can deliver great results towards better quality of engineering courses.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN E-LEARNING SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PENGGANTI PELATIHAN TATAP MUKA BAGI PENDIDIK DAN TENAGA KEPENDIDIKAN PENDIDIKAN NONFORMAL

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
Putu Ashintya Widhiartha
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Computer Access ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Educator Training ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

Recently, there have been massive efforts in E-learning implementation for educator training around the world. E-learning could shortly be defined as a web-based educational system on platform with Internet,  Intranet or computer access. This article describes the possibility to implement E-learning for non-formal teacher training in Indonesia. Non-formal teachers have to realize that they face new challenge to improve their competencies and must be able to make appropriate use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This is a challenge that has caused non-formal teachers to reflect on how they adapt to new educational changes without compromising the quality of education. In addition E-learning also could be used to reduce the enormous cost of conventional non-formal teacher training.

scholarly journals Students’ Satisfaction with e-Learning Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic—An International Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrokh Nikou ◽  
◽  
Seongcheol Kim
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Satisfaction

t In response to the global COVID-19 situation, quarantine measures have been implemented at the educational institutions around the world. This paper aims to determine the antecedent factors predicting the university students’ satisfaction with e-learning systems during the COVID-19 situation. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) and evaluated a conceptual model on the basis of a sample of university students from Finland (n = 131) and South Korea (n = 114). The SEM results showed that the COVID-19 related factors, i.e., COVID19 awareness, perceived challenges during COVID-19 and the educational institutions’ preparedness indirectly influence the satisfaction with e-learning systems. Moreover, we found a statistically significant moderating effect of course design quality, and instructor’s teaching style between the COVID-19 related factors and the satisfaction with e-learning systems. The implications of these results for the management of e‐learning systems are discussed.

scholarly journals HyCo – An Authoring Tool to Create Semantic Learning Objects for Web-Based E-learning Systems

2004 ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. García ◽  
Adriana J. Berlanga ◽  
Maria N. Moreno ◽  
Javier García ◽  
Jorge Carabias
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Authoring Tool ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Semantic Learning ◽  
E Learning

scholarly journals ON THE WAY TO THE IDEAL TEXTBOOK OF CHEMISTRY

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-60
Author(s):  
Sergey Teleshov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Criteria ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Electronic Textbooks ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Ideal

History school textbook on chemistry in the Russian Empire beginning in the first half of the 19th century. Which textbooks in chemistry were the first? Who were their authors? What do You know about first stable tutorials in 1930-ies? All of this is briefly reflected in proposed to Your attention. You will learn about the first criteria that guided the first authors of textbooks in 1803 and 1840 уу. You can read also about the pedagogical censorship, which appeared in 1869. Finally, You will be offered to current approaches to assessing the quality of the texts. The first formulation of this issue was started in the last decades of the 20th century. The author presents a comparative description of modern Russian textbooks, per-formed on the basis of the proposed criteria. Any teacher can evaluate themselves in accord-ance with these views and, on that basis, selective tutoring for his school. Seemingly has everything You need to create the ideal textbook, but it has not yet been established. At the same time in education appeared e-learning tools, including e-learning textbook. In addition to traditional types of information - text, tables, pictures etc. - electronic textbooks may use and new – speech, music, movie videos, animations and other colored. It is possible to use multiple document, presenting system information, hypertext links. Now, authors and consumers will face two challenges: the quality of these tests and their correlation with classical, i.e. paper. Thus arises the question of creation of ergonomic tutorial of the twenty-first century. Keywords: history textbooks, quality criteria for classic and electronic textbooks, ergonomic tutorial.

The Role of ICTs in the Management of Rare Chronic Diseases

2015 ◽  
pp. 1227-1241
Author(s):  
Leonor Teixeira ◽  
Vasco Saavedra ◽  
Carlos Ferreira ◽  
Beatriz Sousa Santos
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Treatment Information ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter outlines a study that examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in management of a rare and chronic disease, hemophilia. Evidence in literature shows how the adoption of ICTs can improve the management of chronic conditions. Furthermore, these tools may also give response to rare diseases' needs, while greatly improving the quality of life of those patients. A Web-based application that was developed to facilitate communication between Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patients in a specific Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC), to improve the utility and quality of clinical data and treatment information, as well as to help the management of resources involved in a specific rare chronic disease, represents a practical case presented in this chapter. This technological solution allows the management of inherited bleeding disorders, integrating, diffusing, and archiving large sets of data relating to the clinical practice of hemophilia care, more specifically the clinical practice at the Hematology Service of Coimbra Hospital Center.

Acknowledging the Distance Learner

2013 ◽  
pp. 242-254
Author(s):  
Trish Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Distance Learner ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

The growth of e-learning, particularly distance learning via e-learning, is widely recognised as a significant factor influencing higher education in the 21st century. The rapid and ongoing uptake of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning, along with the recognition that increased student engagement can lead to more effective learning, is changing the way in which teaching and learning occurs in universities. This chapter suggests that the distance learner is frequently overlooked in the current climate when it comes to consideration of student needs and that current applications of ICT for distance learning raises questions about the quality of their learning experience. The chapter discusses the role of the student voice in understanding and addressing students’ needs in relation to the quality of their learning experience and suggests that greater attention needs to be paid to the distinct voice of the distance education student. The chapter provides some methodologies for collecting the student’s voice and gives consideration to how addressing the distance learners’ voice to enhance their learning experience might be most effectively accomplished.

Trans-Disciplinary Approaches to Action Research for e-Schools, Community Engagement, and ICT4D

2018 ◽  
pp. 97-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leilani Goosen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

This chapter will highlight how practitioners use trans-disciplinary approaches to conduct Action Research (AR) in the context of e-schools, Community Engagement (CE) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). The objectives provide details on how: AR is used to align e-education with life-enhancing values and in situations dealing with partnerships towards CE and/or ICT4D matters at local, national and international levels; to promote e-learning and development among those previously excluded from formal education; AR is contributing to transformation and equity in the context of e-schools, CE and ICT4D; AR CE is contributing to improving the quality of life for all; changes and/or growth in the way in which AR is utilized and interpreted can be explored when such questions are raised; AR can stay relevant in light of the ever-increasing speed of change in terms of technological innovations; and examples of ground-breaking AR work can thus be achieved.

Mobile Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 103-128
Author(s):  
Marija Zelic
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Desktop Computers ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
E Learning ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Mobile learning, as the “portable and personal” fashion of e-learning, is intended to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of learning in the context of handheld terminals. Most present-day learning systems run on desktop computers and are not designed for use on mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, Personal Digital Assistants, etc. Mobile learning systems aim to improve the quality of learning by providing mobile learners with an easy, contextualized and ubiquitous access to knowledge. This chapter gives an overview of the current state of knowledge and research in the m-learning domain, describes issues and problems pertinent to mobile learning and offers our approach to solving these problems in the form of a mobile intelligent tutoring model we are currently developing. Given the present absence of relevant literature and referent material we think that this chapter provides developers with some new ideas.

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