ERIC Number: EJ1172345
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Progreen Online Engineering Diploma in the Middle East: Assessment of the Educational Experience
Baytiyeh, Hoda
European Journal of Engineering Education, v43 n2 p264-277 2018
Little is known about the status of online learning in the Middle East. This study investigates educational experiences of engineers enrolled in the new joint online ProGreen diploma programme offered by three universities, two in Lebanon and one in Egypt. Forty-eight working engineers responded to an online survey based on the three components of the community of inquiry model: social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive presence. Exploratory factor analysis identified five factors: sense of belonging, self-directedness, self-actualisation, interaction, and instructional guidance. The findings showed that sense of belonging was the factor engineers rated highest but it did not correlate with instructional guidance. However, instructional guidance highly correlated with self-directedness and self-actualisation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Engineering Education, Online Surveys, Engineering, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Management, Self Actualization, Interaction, Guidance, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Skill Development, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lebanon; Egypt
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