The Influence E-Learning Platforms of Undergraduate Education in Iraq

Abstract

continue learning. Technology has become not only an activity but also a fundamental tool. Moreover, technology becomes the core media that allows education to happen. In Iraq Blended Learning used to overcome the pandemic and counting education Therefore, the use of computers and digital applications became part of daily life and for long hours. Therefore, properly designed digital educational activities linked to social media have become a powerful educational tool aimed at finding ways of effective learning. The use of interactive activities contributed to the growth of self-learning motivation and the building of a healthy mind capable of finding a way out for the advancement of educational reality when crises occurred. It has become impossible to do without mobile devices, because of the attractive features they have and the multiple advantages they provide in teaching mathematical, medical, and engineering sciences in universities of our study relied on comparing the most important educational platforms with the best operation for managing virtual classes and the auxiliary tools they contain, including adding materials, assignments, tests, and electronic attendance records with archiving classes and migrating students to the advanced stages, as it relied on the electronic administration mechanism. All of these procedures take place through the availability of the Internet.

The Implementation of Online Learning in Conventional Higher Education Institutions During the Spread of COVID-19: A Comparative Study

“…To answer the second question of this study, mean scores and standard deviations for the students' responses to each of the questionnaire items 8−27 were calculated, as shown in Table 6. The results presented in Table 6 revealed that the arithmetic mean of all questionnaire items (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) for the AU was (3.37), with a standard deviation of (1.36), while for the GU it was (3.35), with a standard deviation of (1.44). This finding means that student satisfaction with the university's teaching and learning process at Ajman University and Griffith University during the COVID-19 pandemic is at a Moderate level.…”

“…Thus, a certain degree of Self-guiding is required to pass an online class. Online learning, according to [14,[30][31][32], is a form of distance education in which technology mediates the learning process, teaching is provided entirely via the internet, and learners and teachers are not required to be present at the same time and location. Luyt [33] pointed out that features of online learning like access to the internet and the flexibility of online classes have made online learning an essential component of the learning system in higher education institutions.…”

“…For students Lack of proper interaction with instructors is a major concern associated with online learning [12]. It is important that online learners are familiar with the use of technology to make full use of the e-learning system because they will get frustrated when they are not familiar with the technology and lower their level of satisfaction [13,14]. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 91% of residents use mobile Internet and more than 98% of households have Internet access [15].…”

Technology Acceptance Model and Learning Management Systems: Systematic Literature Review

“…Also, the COVID-19 pandemic situation has been a great advantage to the learning management systems [45][46][47] which has brought about the growth of the LMS in major parts of the world and has boosted the perceived usefulness and ease of use of users to achieve satisfaction and delivery of its purpose [15], [19] as LMS stands as the only means to continue education process without delays. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, LMS was considered a waste of time as it is less preferred than attending lectures in classes [48][49][50].…”

Recruitment of Teachers for Cooperative Education in Educational Institutions

“…Evaluating learners' performance and determining assignments and class duties [33][34][35][36]. Despite this role that the teacher plays, there are some difficulties that he faces in working with the cooperative educational system, as the group's opinions may be divided during the discussion, and the teacher will have to choose one side of it, so the other side will be frustrated and uncomfortable [37,38].…”