ERIC Number: EJ976927
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Is E-Learning Necessary for University Students? A Case from Iran
Omidian, Faranak; Keyvanifard, Fatemeh
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v13 n1 p27-33 Jan 2012
Today many claim that e-learning can result in considerable time and cost-savings, such as traveling, work time and etc. This study was conducted to investigate these questions: should e-learning be used to reduce travel related stress? should e-learning be offered fully online to reach students living in remote areas? should e-learning be adopted to allow working students to study from home? Pressure to use e-learning was developed as a factor to answer above questions. Data was collected through a survey of 400 post graduate students at Tehran University. The results showed that many Iranian post gratitude students agreed on above statements. In addition, linear regression analyses revealed a statistically-significant model for pressure to use e-learning as the best predictor of level of student's intention to adopt e-learning (F 37.737, df=1, R square = 0.187). (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Regression (Statistics), Time Management, Intention, Web Based Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology, College Instruction, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Student Surveys, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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