Abstract
This study aims to take an initial step toward investigating the readiness of faculty members for adopting online learning at Aljouf University, a Saudi newly established university. Participants (n=156) were asked to complete a Web-based questionnaire that starts with eight demographic questions and has four other parts: attitude toward online learning, computer self-efficacy, attitude toward technology, and computer anxiety. The results demonstrate that faculty members show positive attitudes toward online learning (M=3.03, SD=0.45). They also showed a slight high computer self-efficiency (M=2.92, SD=0.40), positive attitudes toward technology (M=3.10, SD=0.33), and a low level of computer anxiety (M=1.05, SD=0.38). Finally, the results reveal that among the demographic variables, only the nationality of the participants and their experience with online learning had a significant effect on their attitude toward online learning. The study concluded with providing a number of recommendations for application and future studies.
Highlights
1.1 Statement of the ProblemWith a vast majority of populations continuously connected to the Internet, many educational institutions across the world are tapping the potential of imparting online education in different sectors
The results indicate that the gender, qualification, and age of the participants yielded near equal in terms of their receptivity in computer efficacy, technology attitude, online learning attitude, and computer anxiety (Tables 4 and 5)
The results indicate that faculty members at JU show positive attitudes toward online learning
Summary
With a vast majority of populations continuously connected to the Internet, many educational institutions across the world are tapping the potential of imparting online education in different sectors. These developments in the field of online learning and teaching can be seen across different sectors of higher education, more significantly in the area of distance education by creating new avenues for improvements in distance learning programs. These developments in on-campus and distance education programs are attributed to the educational value of digital and networked learning tools (Milheim, 2012). At Aljouf University, a newly established university that is currently the only university serving Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia, the Deanship of E-learning and Distance Education (DELDE) has been established with a mission of leading and facilitating the university movement toward online education
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