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Special
Session
on e-Learning
Chair:
Dr. Amine
Nehari-Talet,
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KSA
Main
Theme: Perception of stakeholders about online learning in
developed and developing countries
Session
Description
Advanced technology enables universities to implement distance
education to reach more diverse populations and increase the
availability of Web-based learning environments. The Internet and the
World Wide Web have made the process of obtaining an education without
regard to time and/or location easier for students. A number of
published studies in the Western world investigated online teaching and
learning (OTL) and resulted in positive conclusion and recommendations
as to the appropriateness, advantages, disadvantages, problems and
structure of OTL. Although the majority of these studies reported the
design of research, design of interaction and learners’ satisfaction
and achievement, few of them explained the pedagogical approach or
theory employed in online learning, how learning happened and why it
happened.
Developing countries were fascinated by the convenient connection
between technology & education and considerations were given to
introduce OTL in some universities. To that end, there is a void
in the liturature in terms of professional and/or academic studies that
focus on the study and assessment of the suitability of OTL in terms of
cost, benefits and expected problems as perceived by providers and
students. Furthermore, the void includes studies indicating employers'
perspective of OTL academic training compared with the conventional
face-to-face teaching and learning. Success in the Western world does
not necessarily mean that replication in other parts will gain the same
or similar success. The adoption and successful application of any form
of knowledge needs to observe the specific characteristics of the
particular society. This becomes especially important in the case of
developing countries that have different cultures, social, economical
and political conditions that those in the Western world.
This sessions aims at bringing
together researchers and
developers interested in topics that include but not limited to:
- Strengths and weaknesses of
on-line learning
- Cost-benefit of Web-based
distance education
- Students’ perception and
performance in online learning
- Instructors' perception and
performance in online learning
- Employers' perception and
acceptance of degrees through online
- Comparative studies about
perception of on-line in developed and developed countries
Papers will be evaluated for
originality, significance, clarity, and contribution. It is IBIMA
policy to send complete papers to two reviewers for full blind peer
review and
to send a summary of review back to the author(s) . Short papers/abstracts
will be reviewed by reviewer and/or the editor. All review comments and
suggestions should be addressed in the final submission. Submitted Papers must not have
been previously published or currently submitted
for publication elsewhere.
Conference proceedings will be
published as an e-book on a CD
(ISBN:0-9753393-9-7)
Indicate the session name on your manuscript.
All Submissions should be sent to only one e-mail: either Malaysia2008@ibima.org
or the
session
chair at nehari@kfupm.edu.sa
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