طراحي الگويي براي يادگيري الكترونيكي در آموزش عالي ترويج و آموزش كشاورزي ايران

A Model for E-learning in Higher Education in the Field of Agricultural Extension and Education in Iran

The purpose of this research was to design a model for e-learning in higher agricultural extension and education in Iran. A descriptive-correlational survey approach was employed in the study. Responds were filled in a web-based closed question questionnaire. Reliability and validity of the instrument were determined by investigating the attitudes of e-learning and extension specialists. The study population consisted of graduate students of agricultural extension and education in Iran. A sample of 86 students was selected through stratified random sampling method. Based on the results, the main components for e-learning in higher agricultural extension and education in Iran were listed as: (1) Students, (2) faculty members, (3) Educational interactions (4) Supporting Factors and finally (5) learning management system. Based on factor analysis, five most highly ranked items on requirements for students into e-learning in higher agricultural extension and education were identified as: responsibility, participation and creativity, IT skills, motivation and virtual ability. The most important item in requirements for faculty members was learning management and feedback. . By factor analysis, factors of e-learning success in higher agricultural extension and education were reduced to the two main factors of: interactions, supporting factors and contents, and educational tools.