Analyzing the Perception of Key Terms in E-Learning in Academia: Case Study of Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
A university-wide survey to obtain baseline data
regarding the perceptions of key terms related to e-learning and
distance learning among students, faculty and staff was conducted to
help achieve the goals of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman
University’s and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for
e-learning and Distance Learning. This paper comprises a relevant
literature review, the survey methodology, preliminary data analysis,
discussion, and recommendations for further research. The major
findings indicate a deep and wide differentiation of understanding
among users of critical key terms.
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[1] Moore, Dickson-Deane & Gaylen. (2010). e-Learning, online learning,
and distance learning environments: Are they the same?. Internet and
Higher Education, 129–135.
[2] Roffe, I. (2002). E-learning: Engagement, enhancement and execution.
Quality Assurance in Education, 10(1), 40-50 .
[3] Warschauer, M. (1997). Computer-mediated collaborative learning:
Theory and practice. Modern Language Journal, 81(4), 470-481.
[4] Urdan, T., & Weggen, C. (2000). Corporate E-learning: Exploring a new
frontier. WR Hambrecht & Co, 1-95. Retrieved from
http://cclp.mior.ca/Reference%20Shelf/PDF_OISE/Corporate%20elearning.
pdf
[5] Ruiz, J. G., Mintzer, M. J., & Leipzig, R. M. (2006). The Impact of Elearning
in Medical Education. Academic Medicine, 81(3), 207-212. [6] Alsadoon, E. A. (2009). The potential of implementing online
professional training development for faculty in the College of
Education at King Saud University (Doctoral dissertation), Ohio
University, Ohio, OH.
[7] Betts, K. S. (1998). An institutional overview: Factors influencing
faculty participation in distance education in post-secondary education
in the United States: An institutional study. Online Journal of Distance
Learning Administration, 1(3). Retrieved from
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall13/betts13.html (Accessed:
21 oct 2015).
[8] Ally, M. (2008). Foundations of educational theory for online learning.
In T. Anderson (Ed.), Theory and practice of online learning (2nd ed.,
pp. 15-44).
[9] Naidu, S. (2006). E- learning: A guidebook of principles, procedures and
practices, (2nd ed.). New Delhi, India: Commonwealth Educational
Media Center for Asia (CEMCA).
[10] Cook, R., Ley, K., Crawford, C., & Warner, A. (2009). Motivators and
Inhibitors for University Faculty in Distance and e-learning. British
Journal of Educational Technology, 40 (1), 149- 163.
[11] Onlinelearningconsortiumorg. (2015). OLC. Retrieved 25 December,
2015, from http://onlinelearningconsortium.org
[12] The Online Learning Consortium. Retrieved from the Internet on
October 24, 2015: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/updated-elearning-
definitions-2/
[13] Moegovsa. (2015). Moegovsa. Retrieved 25 December, 2015, from
https://www.moe.gov.sa/ar/Ministry/General-administration-for-Publicrelations/
BooksList/book5arab.
[14] Hlcommissionorg. (2015). Hlcommissionorg. Retrieved 25 December,
2015, from https://www.hlcommission.org
[15] Kfuedusa. (2015). Kfuedusa. Retrieved 25 December, 2015, from
https://www.kfu.edu.sa/ar/Deans/e-learning/Documents/e-learning main
page/DL_bylaws.pdf
[16] Blended Learning, Educause Research Bulletin, Volume 2004, Issue 7.
Dzuiban, C., Hartman, J. & Moskal, P. 2004.
[17] Blended Learning at MIT Jeff Pankin, John Roberts, Mike Savio – July
2012.
[18] Almohaisen, I. (2007). E-learning in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh, KSA: National Center for Distance Learning.
[19] Abouchedid, K., & Eid, G. M. (2004). E-learning challenges in the Arab
world: Revelations from a case study profile, Quality Assurance in
Education, 12 (1), 15 – 27.
[20] Al-Sarrani, N. (2010). Concerns and professional development needs of
science faculty at Taibah University in adopting blended learning.
Kansas State University. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses .
[21] Al-Kethery, M. (2006). Women's colleges in Saudi Arabia apply
distance education faculty.Associated with the Canter in Riyadh. Al-
Riyadh, 1, 6-23.
[22] Chanchary, F. H., & Samiul, I. (2011). Is Saudi Arabia ready for elearning?
A case study, KSA, Higher Education Center (2). Retrieved
from http://www.nauss.edu.sa/acit/day2.html
[23] Al-Khalifa, H. In Proceedings of the S. (2008, November). Building an
Arabic learning object repository with an ad hoc recommendation engine
10th International Conference on Information Integration and Webbased
Applications & Services (pp. 390-394). ACM.
[24] Almegren, A., Al-Yafei, A., & Hashem, A. (2007). Pilot nationwide elearning
provision in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Issues and
challenges. Paper presented at the 21ST Asian Association of Open
Universities Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[25] Aljabre, A. (2012). An exploration of distance learning in Saudi Arabian
universities: Current practices and future possibilities. International
Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. 9(2), 21.
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regarding the perceptions of key terms related to e-learning and
distance learning among students, faculty and staff was conducted to
help achieve the goals of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman
University’s and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for
e-learning and Distance Learning. This paper comprises a relevant
literature review, the survey methodology, preliminary data analysis,
discussion, and recommendations for further research. The major
findings indicate a deep and wide differentiation of understanding
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