Title :
E-learning Methods and Hindering Factors for their Usage: An Empirical Study in an Education Institute
Author :
Wang, Chengbo ; Qi, Baomin
Author_Institution :
Caledonian Bus. Sch., Glasgow Caledonian Univ., Glasgow
Abstract :
E-learning technology has been widely used in the academic institutes, to support the effectiveness and efficiency of the students´ learning and the educators´ teaching. However, how much the students community make a use of the e-learning technology, what type of e-learning methods are being mainly used by the students, as well as the barriers for enjoying the advantages of e-technology from the studentspsila aspect, remain an interesting topic for the educators to explore. This paper, by focusing on these issues, through a survey among the students within a higher education institute, presents some understanding regarding the usage of e-learning technologies, and the factors hindering the efficacy of the usage of E-methods.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; teaching; academic institute; e-learning method; higher education institute; hindering factor; teaching; Application software; Availability; Communications technology; Computer science education; Educational products; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Face recognition; Information technology; Productivity; E-learning methods; survey;
Conference_Titel :
Education Technology and Computer Science, 2009. ETCS '09. First International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan, Hubei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3581-4
DOI :
10.1109/ETCS.2009.775