Title :
Students´ Perceptions of MOODLE at the CHS
Author :
Wahab, Rosmawati Abd ; Ali, Farahiyah ; Thomas, Sheeba P. ; Al Basri, Hassan
Author_Institution :
Integrated Sci. Div., Univ. of Bahrain, Sakhair, Bahrain
Abstract :
Academic technologies, especially online or web-enhanced courses, have a significant role in the creation of high quality learning environments. MOODLE is an Open Source e-learning system which provides an excellent platform for resources and communication tools. MOODLE has been used at the College of Health Sciences (CHS) since 2008 and the Integrated Sciences Division (ISD) pioneered the use of this platform for all its courses. The aim of this survey was to evaluate the ISD courses on MOODLE in terms of their usefulness as learning material, its ease of use for students and the effectiveness of this platform for optimizing learning in order to improve the quality of MOODLE-based instruction. Overall, results indicate participants´ positive responses on the benefits of using the MOODLE platform to access the instructional materials and its ease of use.
Keywords :
educational courses; learning management systems; CHS; ISD courses; MOODLE; Web-enhanced courses; academic technologies; college of health sciences; instructional materials; integrated sciences division; learning environments; learning material; learning optimization; online courses; open source e-learning system; student ease-of-use; student perceptions; Best practices; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Games; Materials; Visualization; Keywords: course management system; effectiveness of MOODLE; online teaching and learning;
Conference_Titel :
e-Learning "Best Practices in Management, Design and Development of e-Courses: Standards of Excellence and Creativity" , 2013 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manama
DOI :
10.1109/ECONF.2013.74
