E-Learning in Saudi Universities, Challenges and Issues

Xanthidis, Dimitrios; Wali, Syed; Nikolaidis, Paul

doi:10.1109/econf.2013.72

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“…These results are consistent with the previous research, which shows that if students have proper skills to use technologies, they feel good about it and show a positive attitude towards e-learning and ICT (Liaw & Huang, 2011;Liawa & Huangb, 2009). One of the pilot studies revealed that the major hurdle in the development of the e-learning system in Saudi Universities is the lack of modern telecommunication and infrastructure (Xanthidis, Wali, & Nikolaidis, 2013). Similarly, another study revealed that the absence of clear vision and strategic planning in Saudi regarding e-learning systems also slows down the progress of e-learning despite the positive attitude of students towards e-learning (Al-Shehri, 2010).…”

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Distance Learning Students’ Evaluation of E-Learning System in University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Al-Juda¹

2017

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This study evaluates the experiences and perceptions of students regarding e-learning systems and their preparedness for e-learning. It also investigates the overall perceptions of students regarding e-learning and the factors influencing students' attitudes towards e-learning. The study uses convenience sampling in which students of the Education & Arts and Business Administration colleges were e-mailed the survey. Of the distributed questionnaires, 500 completed were received and analysed. The findings revealed that the majority of the sampled participants used and benefited from the e-learning system. The results also indicated that students underwent an adequate training program provided by the University on the use of e-learning. Furthermore, the results disclosed that participants reasonably received technical support when they used electronic cards on e-learning web portals. In addition, regression analysis found that only recorded lectures help to compensate for the virtual class, manuals, instructions and guidelines published at web portals, and the easiness of e-learning system provided by the University were statistically significant with the positive attitude towards the e-learning system. The findings provided a preliminary framework for future studies on e-learning systems across Saudi universities. The findings also suggest administrators, researchers, decision makers, and policy makers should properly plan, design, implement, and promote e-learning with a clear vision in Saudi Arabia.

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Distance Learning Students’ Evaluation of E-Learning System in University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Al-Juda¹

2017

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“…The description of the material is not too difficult to learn, but it can still meet the competencies of this CDM course [10]. However, according to experts, this CDM learning material also still needs improvement, especially in terms of the suitability of the material with the standards for CDM courses in the ECE department Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 668 in other universities [11]. The suitability of the material for each subject in various ECE study programs in Indonesia has been attempted through the Association of ECE lecturers in Indonesia who are members of APGPAUD.…”

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Formative Test of Cognitive Development Method Modules for ECE Students

Amini

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The Cognitive Development Methods is a course that is quite difficult for students of the ECE study program at Universitas Terbuka who are required to be able to learn independently. Therefore, improvements are needed to learning materials to make it easier for students to achieve the expected competencies. The purpose of this research is to develop learning materials and cognitive development methods that are following the conditions and developments of the latest science. This development was carried out on a multi-year basis using the Borg & Gall model, and this study is the 9th step of the model, namely the formative test, which is using one-to-one evaluation with experts and users. The results of one-to-one evaluation generally state that the learning materials Cognitive Development Method is good in terms of the map of competence, the accuracy of technical concepts and terms of the field of science, the conformity of the material with the characteristics of Universitas Terbuka's students, clarity of summary, description of small tasks, and the accuracy of key test answers. However, this learning material still requires improvements in terms of accuracy of competency formulation, conformity of concepts and theories with standards for the course (ECE program standards in Indonesia), clarity of problem training, and lack of illustrations and images. So it can be concluded that this cognitive development method still requires further refinement before use.

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“…(Zabadi & Al-Alawi, 2016) through a stratified random sampling technique and wellstructured questionnaire found that the attitude towards technology usage and skills among the university students in University of Business & Technology (UBT)-Saudi Arabia-Jeddah were highly significant. (Xanthidis, Wali, & Nikolaidis, 2013) acknowledged that there is slow progress in the e-learning from various employment statuses including individuals and educational institutions in Saudi Arabia. They observed that this slow progress can be attributed to the problems in the local telecommunications and other infrastructures.…”

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Technological Skills and Job Employment in Universities in Saudi Arabia

Al-khateeb¹

2020

Proceedings of ‏The 6th International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Management, Economics and Accounting

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Due to the rate of youth unemployment in Middle East precisely Saudi Arabia, this study investigates the relationship between technological skills and job employment among the unemployment youth in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the study examined how technological related skills such as IT, computer skills and internet related skills predict job employment among the unemployed youths in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design with quantitative questionnaire survey approach. The population of the study covered all the unemployed youths in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however, only 350 of them was selected through purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire survey was distributed and retrieved via self-administered procedure. The data was analysed using SPSS version statistical tool while both correlation and regression analyses were employed to determine the correlation and relationship between the independent and dependent variables. In all, the study found overall support for the hypothesis that technological skills such as IT skills, ICT, internet related skills etc were statistically and significantly related to job employment among the unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the study concludes that technological skills such as IT skills, ICT, internet related skills etc. significantly affect job employment among the unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia. In line with this, the study provided discussion on the findings as well as the implications for practice and future research. Limitations of the study are also offered.

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E-Learning in Saudi Universities, Challenges and Issues

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Distance Learning Students’ Evaluation of E-Learning System in University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Distance Learning Students’ Evaluation of E-Learning System in University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Formative Test of Cognitive Development Method Modules for ECE Students

Technological Skills and Job Employment in Universities in Saudi Arabia

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