Investigating learner perceptions, preferences and adaptation of e-learning services in Egypt

With the emergence of the Internet, e-learning has increasingly become the promising solution that continues to grow day after day. Considering students´ perception toward e-learning is important in successful development of e-learning in higher education, since attitude of user towards application of information technology is one of the most effective factors. This paper examines perception of virtual students´ attitudes towards e-learning in Egypt. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS Win13. Questionnaires received were analyzed, putting the students´ perceptions in relation to gender, age, knowledge of computers and attitudes to advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Results showed that students have positive perception to e-learning. Liner regression analysis indicated that 68% of variation in virtual students´ perceptions of e-learning was determined by the four variables of: Students´ assessment about competency of e-learning, access to internet, computer and internet usage and assessment of current higher education system´s shortcomings.