E-learning In Education Research Articles

Can Online Education Be the New Medical Education in Developing Countries?

Many institutions were closed initially when the pandemic started. But since it was novel with uncertain duration, they were forced to transition to online education to maintain the continuity of their educational curriculum (1). This unlocked a new world of E-learning for medical education, especially in developing countries. Even after the resumption of normal daily activities, the potential for the role of an online platform in medical education remains a possible opportunity to provide quality education.

The Impact of E-Learning Quality and Students’ Self-Efficacy toward the Satisfaction in the Using of E-Learning

The pandemic of COVID 19 has changed the learning process, from face to face and blended and fully e-learning facilitated by electronic media that can be reached by teachers and students. Lecturers and students are required to use e-learning so that they can continue learning from home or from anywhere due to the physical and social distancing imposed by the government. This study examines the quality of e-learning, student's self-efficacy, and satisfaction in using e-learning. The study involved 345 students in the Management Study Program at the University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, where data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires. Regression analysis was conducted to examine the effect of self efficacy and e-learning quality on e-learning users’ satisfaction. The results showed that there was an effect of self efficacy and e-learning quality on e-learning users’ satisfaction where the theoretical and institutional implications for e-learning in higher education discussed

The decay of traditional education: A case study under covid-19

This study examined the effect of e-learning compared to traditional education on student achievement and satisfaction, and to find out if COVID-19 is the first step for creating a society without a school, an online survey was conducted. The study sample consisted of 125 Palestinian bachelor’s degree students from different universities in the Republic of China and the Arab Gulf states. The study took place during the first half of the pandemic’s academic year, from the end of February to the end of August. 2020. The findings revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between the E-learning and traditional learning concerning students’ achievement based demographic variables (university years and scientific specialization), and the student’s satisfaction variable from (teaching staff style, educational programs provided, and quality). The study indicated that e-learning has proven its feasibility during the pandemic, so it should not be excluded and underestimated. Some third world societies still prefer traditional education, but e-learning should be a permanent option that is not limited to times of crisis; Educational institutions should recognize e-learning as a fait accompli, as is the case in many developed countries. This study recommended the necessity of recognizing e-learning and enhancing this style of study by allocating specific budgets and specialized technical and educational cadres. It also recommended adopting a hybrid education pattern by integrating e-learning and F2F education.

Level of professional pressures during the use of e-learning teaching method among teachers of the Faculties of Physical Education and Sports Sciences in Baghdad

The aim of this study was to identify the reality of the level of professional pressures during the use of e-learning among teachers of the Faculties of Physical Education and Sports Science in Baghdad. A cross sectional study was carried out and the descriptive approach was adopted in a survey method on a sample of 120 faculty members of the Faculties of Physical Education and Sports Sciences in the Universities of Baghdad Governorate (Baghdad Al-Jadriya, Baghdad for Girls, Al-Mustansiriya). The two researchers used the “Occupational Stress Scale” as the main instrument for measurement in the study and it was applied to the study sample for a period from 18/04/2021 until 27/05/2021. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 26) was used for data analysis. The results showed that the members of the teaching staff in the Faculties of Physical Education and Sports Sciences have a high level of occupational pressure (p < 0.05), with an increase of the undesirable level of pressure on relationships and communication with members of the staff teaching and students. In conclusion, faculty members in the Faculties of Physical Education and Sports Sciences have an undesirable level of occupational pressure and a high level of stress when they use e-learning method of teaching. It is necessary that universities and colleges, when organizing the schedule and duties assigned to the faculty members who teach their students online, take care to reduce the burdens that lead to an increase of occupational pressures, as this has a negative impact on them.

A Study on E-Learning and Recommendation System

Introduction: Today’s technology and the internet are proliferating due to which information access is becoming easier for many people, and creating new challenges and opportunities in all fields, especially when working with education. For example, the e-learning education system can personalized in order to acquire knowledge level and learner’s requirements in a learning process. The learning experience, as per the individual learner’s goals, should be adopted. Background: In the current educational environment, e-learning is playing a significant role. For many researchers, it has become one of the most important subjects, as using e-learning whole education system would revolutionize. There are many areas of e-learning in which research work is going on, such as Mass Communication, Information and Technology (IT), Education and Distance Education. Objective: To meet the various needs of the learners such as talents, interests, goals and needs, an e-learning system has to design a personalized learning system by considering various educational experiences. Many methods such as ontologies, clustering, classification and association rules have used along with filtering techniques to enhance the personalization and performance of the learner. Methods: This paper presents a detailed review of literature of previous work that has done in e-learning area especially on recommendation system. Current research works on e-learning to discover the research developments in this discipline have discussed in this work. Conclusion: One of the vital functions of the current e-learning system is creating a personalized resource recommendation system. In this paper, we reviewed some crucial papers on both e-learning and recommendation systems. Future research work of this paper would be designing efficient and precise e-learning and recommendation system to deal with the problem of substantial personalized information resources and further e-Learning plays vital role in preventing virus spread during COVID-19 pandemic.

The Role of the Ruling Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence in Increasing the Efficiency of e-Learning Entrepreneurship

Purpose: The main purpose of the research is to achieve E-learning in university education through the strategic role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to bring about development of university educational systems and continue to maximize competitiveness at the local, regional and global levels. Practical implications: Universities and specialized ministries seek to adopt leadership in e-learning to achieve the ability to in-depth thinking and data analysis in the light of the Sustainable Development Strategy. Originality/Value: It is necessary to move towards adopting artificial intelligence applications in university education to greatly enhance human capabilities and contributions. E-learning. A research article covering the framework of achieving university E-learning. Results: The dimensions of artificial intelligence have a strategic and pivotal role in building Technological Educational Programs and curricula that achieve the highest performance rates for human resources

Student readiness for e-learning co-production in developing countries higher education institutions.

This study set out to conceptualize and empirically establish the determinants and consequences of student readiness for e-learning co-production in the context of higher education institutions in developing countries. Using an online systematized questionnaire and structural equation modeling, data were collected and analyzed from 317 university students in Ghana. The analysis of the findings identified firm resource commitment, student resource commitment, task socialization, self-efficacy, motivation, and effective communication as the determinants of student readiness for e-learning co-production and student satisfaction as its consequence. The findings provide higher education managers with the critical factors for enhancing students' readiness for e-learning co-production. It also provides higher education policymakers with the strategic factors when assessing institutions as well as developing and implementing national policies on higher education e-learning. For academic researchers, this study was limited to the Ghanaian context, thus, limiting the robustness of the conceptual model and the ability to generalize the findings to another cultural context. Thus, future studies should undertake a cross-national comparison between developed and developing countries.

Exploring the acceptance for e-learning among higher education students in India: combining technology acceptance model with external variables.

The concept of e-learning has now become fundamental in student learning process. This concept becomes even more relevant in situations of global crisis such as that arising from COVID-19. Since this pandemic there have been tectonic shifts in the education sector. Effective implementation of e-learning in higher education depends on students’ adoption of this technology. So, this study aimed to identify the factors influencing the behavioral intentions and actual usage of students in adopting e-learning. Additionally, it also examined the mediation effects among different latent constructs. Based on technology acceptance model (TAM), an explanatory structural model of technology acceptance was tested along with introduction of three external variables. To do this, a quantitative investigation was conducted using an online survey of higher education students in India, obtaining 570 responses. The structural model was examined through the partial least square structural equation modeling. Results obtained make it possible to validate the proposed model as findings explains the 56.2% variance of actual usage. In addition, it shows the direct and indirect effect of all three selected external variables of personal innovativeness, social factors and self-efficacy on the main constructs of TAM. The findings of this study are relevant for the higher education management, administration, e-learning system developers, marketers and researchers for improving the effective usage of e-learning by developing more focused and customized learning solutions.

Analysing Assistance Discourse Provided to Stakeholders to Utilize E-Learning in the Higher Education

This paper analyses how the E-Learning Unit at the university level (re)constructs instructions that facilitate the utilization of e-learning by stakeholders. More specifically, the paper presents an analysis of an assistance discourse during the University of Ha’il transition to distance learning that was prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers suggest revising educational regulations for in-depth qualitative analysis of stakeholders’ views on policy. In so doing, they conducted various levels of analyses using two sets of data: (1) two surveys (for students and academic staff); (2) and four interviews with the coordinators of the E-Learning Unit at the university. The surveys identify the institutional context during the transition period to distance learning. The interviews are also analysed using Fairclough and Fairclough’s (2012) practical reasoning approach to clarify the strategies for supporting stakeholders. The main finding of the research is that the style of assistance discourse and the types of support should be stated clearly in university policy to enhance the effectiveness of the E-Learning Unit’s support of stakeholders.

Integrating e-learning in teacher education

Integrating e-learning in teacher education

E-learning in formal education under forced conditions using SDT and TAM

This study aims to understand the students’ attitude towards e-learning under the forced environment of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study gives a fresh insight into e-learning, considering the lack of comprehensive research on the influencing variables that impact the user acceptance of e-learning by learners in the Indian Universities during COVID-19 pandemic. The rational model has been constituted based on the Technological Acceptance Model (TAM) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to study the effective influence of Autonomy, Relatedness & Competency on the construct of TAM. The result showed significant relations of the self-determination variables with perceived ease of use & perceived usefulness, which further helps us establish a relationship between intrinsic & extrinsic factors of SDT framework with attitude and satisfaction level of Indian University students towards e-learning. This study will assist in bridging the gap between the understanding of organizations and actual factors impacting students’ learning process during the pandemic of COVID-19.

Effects of 1-day e-learning education on perinatal psychological support skills among midwives and perinatal healthcare workers in Japan: a randomised controlled study

BackgroundAlthough midwives are expected to play a key role for psychological support throughout perinatal periods, their educational chances are limited. Versatile teaching strategies such as e-learning may be promising in expanding education. The objective of our study was to clarify the effects of an e-learning educational programme on midwives’ empathic communication skills.MethodsFrom April 2019 to September 2019, a randomised controlled trial of a 1-day e-learning educational programme on perinatal psychological issues (both perinatal mental health assessment and empathic communication) was conducted to improve empathic communication skills of midwives and perinatal healthcare workers. Two types of measurements (paper-and-pencil multiple-choice test and video-viewing tests of simulated patient) were used to measure the competency of empathic communication skills.ResultsParticipants (N = 115) were randomly allocated to two groups (Intervention: n = 58, Control: n = 57). The intervention group was at a significantly higher level for both post-tests of empathic communication skills compared with the control group. Both intervention and control groups showed improvements in acquiring knowledge about perinatal mental health assessments.ConclusionsThe results of our study show that a 1-day e-learning programme helped improve the midwives' empathic communications skills. Therefore, an effective 1-day e-learning educational programme of perinatal mental health will expand opportunity to learn about empathic communication skills for midwives and perinatal healthcare workers.Trial registrations: UMIN000036052.

Acceptance of e-Learning Applications at Indonesian Universities Using the Extended Technology Acceptance Model

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia has an impact on the implementation of distance learning (e-learning) in Indonesian universities. However, the adoption of LMS technology as an e-learning medium in Indonesia has many obstacles, ranging from internet access, content, to users. This study was made to determine the perception of acceptance of the use of e-learning applications using the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This research can be used as a strategy for implementing e-learning in higher education so that it can be accepted by students and then students really intend to use it. The respondents of this study were UHW Perbanas students with a sampling technique of 100 students spread over almost all study programs. The research data is primary data with the technique of collecting it using a questionnaire. Data analysis techniques with SmartPLS application tools. The results of research processing showed that all instruments were declared valid and reliable. The results of the hypothesis test indicate that the perceived usefulness of e-learning applications is significantly influenced positively by the characteristics of the lecturers and the quality of the content. Students' perception of ease of using e-learning applications is significantly influenced positively by content design and accessibility of e-learning.

Overcoming challenges to make e-learning a panacea for present and future crises

PurposeThis study identified salient challenges related to future preference for e-learning of undergraduates during closure of institutions of higher learning due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and put forth suggestions to overcome challenges of e-learning for present and future crises.Design/methodology/approachUndergraduates were drawn from two universities in Malaysia who normally attend conventional classroom learning. Underpinned by the literature, the challenges and future preference for e-learning were operationalised into statements. Data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire hosted on Google Forms and were analysed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and STATA statistical software.FindingsThe hierarchical multiple linear regression results showed that the salient challenges related to undergraduates' future preference for e-learning, in descending order, were learning outcomes, followed by disadvantages (negatively) and discipline. Moreover, there were nuanced gender differences on the relative importance of salient challenges related to future preference for e-learning.Research limitations/implicationsBecause the literature on e-learning during the closure of institutions of learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic is evolving, some salient challenges may not be captured in this study. Next, this survey was carried out in July 2020 when all courses were conducted using one hundred per cent e-learning for the first time. Hence, future replication studies may produce different results. Lastly, findings are not generalisable to other contexts as the salient challenges may be unique to the Malaysian context.Practical implicationsConcerted efforts by all stakeholders to address these salient challenges will shift e-learning in higher education closer to a panacea during present and future crises.Originality/valueThe sudden and involuntary switch from face-to-face learning to e-learning during the closure of institutions of higher learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic provided opportunity to research the salient challenges encountered by undergraduates and to overcome these salient challenges.

Impact of El-Poems study: the e-learning for postural education in music students: a randomized controlled trial protocol

BackgroundMusculoskeletal pain (MP) has today intensified in a large proportion of music students in Iran. Poor posture while playing an instrument is thus assumed as a very significant risk factor affecting such a condition in this population. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of electronic learning (e-learning) for postural education to music students on posture behavior and MP (abbreviated as an El-Poems study).MethodsThis study is a matched-pair, two-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT). The participants, as the 7th-to-12th-grade music students, will be accordingly assigned to intervention (n = 204) and control (n = 204) groups, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The postural education will be also presented through the web-based Student Education Network (with the acronym, SHAD) at the Tehran Conservatory of Music, Tehran, Iran. The intervention program consists of four sessions, using the Integrated Change (I-Change) model. It will be also implemented by a trained physical education instructor and a health educator. The content of the program includes raising awareness, building motivation, and developing skills. Besides, its components are comprised of specific proper postures viz. standing, sitting, lifting, carrying, and hand position while playing a musical instrument. The primary outcome is the MP that will be assessed by the Nordic Body Map (NBM) questionnaire and a numerical rating scale (NRS), and the secondary outcome is the posture behavior that will be evaluated objectively, using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) tool. The data will be also collected at baseline and after a six-month follow-up.ConclusionThis RCT is an innovative study as a pioneer to represent the first attempt for web-based postural education as well as an attractive intervention to prevent MP in Iranian music students.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials IRCT20180528039885N2. Prospectively registered on 11 September 2021

Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities of E-Learning in Higher Education – A Brief Review

Purpose: In this developed world education plays an important role at all stages of an individual. From last one decade the education has been grown and advanced in the form of E-learnings process. The advancement and usage of e-learnings is varied from developing to developed countries. Today in this internet generation, the individuals including teachers and students are connected with various e-learning modes via worldwide internet connection, which makes e-learning process necessary in the field of learning and education. E-learning provides the formal and informal learning atmosphere which encourages the students and learners with live interaction. The recent studies also shows that the e-learning improves the self-assessment, teaching performance and participation of the students. This paper provides the descriptive review of different-learning methodology used in various applications. Methodology: This comprehensive literature analysis includes more than 50 high-quality review articles, research papers, and case studies on e-learning and online education systems. The study takes into account both the teacher's and students' perspectives on the use of e-learning techniques. Findings/Result: The idea behind empirical methods in e-learning was to better comprehend the complicated approach that is employed when it comes to teaching methodology over the internet. Many ways have been created to make this process competent, including on-the-job learning, in-class assignments, and team-based learning. Originality: The e-learning process is still a multi-dimensional and sophisticated technique in terms of study. Although technical advancements have seized this field, research and regular case studies are still in short supply. It is necessary to comprehend topics such as the infrastructure utilised to produce technology, pedagogy, admirative supports, and social usage in order to implement the e-learning process. Paper Type: Literature Review.

Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities of E-Learning in Higher Education – A Brief Review

Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities of E-Learning in Higher Education – A Brief Review

Adaptive E-Learning for the Engineering Design Education at Ruhr-University Bochum

AbstractMost lectures in the field of engineering are held in a traditional teacher-centred and frontal lecture format. This means that all students receive the identical information at the same pace without taking their individual skills, knowledges and competences into account. A didactic concept, that fosters an individual learning experience and digitally provides personalised learning materials for each student is Adaptive E-Learning. Within this paper the development of an Adaptive E-Leaning Environment in the course Engineering Design at Ruhr-University Bochum is presented.

Experiences, Challenges and Prospect of e-Learning in Higher Education in Uganda

E-¬Learning has helped higher education scale through the huddles that interrupted process had posed during the COVID-19 total lockdown period in 2020. Due to the challenges of online instruction using available e-learning models, many higher educational institutions fail to handle the continuation of the educational process during the lockdown. This paper, using a document review of already done research, moved beyond diagnosis to describe students and institutional experiences, challenges and the prospects of e-learning for higher institutions in Uganda. In developing essence, the study found that higher education in Uganda has forged ahead with its role of teaching, research, community development and storage of knowledge, despite all the challenges. In contribution to the ongoing conversation, these findings x-ray the need for higher institutions to embrace the new normal, to increase access to higher education in Uganda. This paradigm shift has not, in any way, changed the role of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in Uganda in particular.

Effectiveness of using E-learning systems during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: Experiences and perceptions analysis of engineering students.

The COVID-19 epidemic has affected most countries across the globe since it was declared in December 2019 and forced most educational institutions to shift from face-to-face learning style to E-learning or distance education. This study aims to analyze and investigate the experiences and perceptions of using Blackboard as a distance learning (online) platform. The study was conducted in one of the top universities in Saudi Arabia and the Middle east. A survey-based study is constructed and distributed among undergraduate students including males, and females in an engineering college. Two hundred thirty-five students participated in this study; males represent (74%) and (26%) for females. Ten phases containing 38 items of advantages and disadvantages are considered in the survey study to understand the advantages, constraints, and difficulties of the Blackboard. Two nonparametric statistical tools of Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis are used for analyzing the survey. The study shows significant results regarding difference perceptions on Blackboard between gender and engineering disciplines. The results of this study can help the educational decision-makers in the ministry of education and universities improve the quality and increase the sustainability of the EL resources. Moreover, the findings reveal that males, females, and engineering disciplines have different perceptions towards the use of virtual learning.