Retracted: The role of social networking in the effectiveness of university education: exploratory survey

Abstract

The great technical development witnessed in the information and communication technology sector over the last two decades, especially amid the widespread of the Internet, new facts came to light, as it made people communicate in a virtual world. This development resulted in what is known as the social networking, and these networks are considered one of the fastest growing sectors of e-learning in the last few years. The policies and plans of global education were shifted from focusing on the educational content to finding the best ways that enable students to learn. Thus, students can build new relationships and share their intellectual and cognitive interests with others, in addition to publishing on the multimedia. Accordingly, this study is based on a series of previous studies and scientific research related to the subject of the current study: the role of social networking in the effectiveness and support of education for the university students.