E-learning applications are becoming commonplace in most higher education institutions, and some institutions have implemented open source applications such as course management systems and electronic portfolios. These e-learning applications initiatives are the first step to moving away from proprietary software such as Blackboard and WEBCT toward open source. With open source, higher educatio...

Most of the times, asynchronous e-learning tools are used to conduct distance education activities in higher education. Instructor and students interact from anywhere anytime. On the contrary, synchronous e-learning tools require the participants in the learning process to communicate live. Real-time interactions in synchronous e-learning resemble those that occur in traditional face-to-face co...

In the last 30 years, the application of the Delphi technique has been increasing. With the recent availability and established popularity of Internet-based research tools, the Internet has been identified as a means for mitigating Delphi limitations, maximizing its advantages, and expanding the breadth of its application. The discourse on the application of “e-Delphi” has been speculative in n...

There has been a great deal of hype surrounding the introduction of e-Learning tools and applications within higher education both in the UK and internationally. Although e-Learning has come a long way in recent years it has yet to gain a firm foothold in many areas of education and its use within Higher Education in the UK is fragmented to say the least. The pros and cons of e-Learning are not...

This paper presents a conceptual framework on the critical success factors of e-learning implementation in higher education, derived from an in-depth survey of literature review. The aim of this study was achieved by identifying critical success factors that affect for the successful implementation of e-learning. The findings help to articulate issues that are related to e-learning implementati...

considering the pace of scientific, technological and cultural developments, one will have no other choice but to learn over a lifetime. mobile learning as a new stage of e-learning development with the potential of using mobile devices, is supposed to be an effective means for lifelong learning. therefore, the purpose of this survey was to analyze the problems of agricultural education system ...

Entertainment-Education and Social Change: History, Research, and Practice // Arvind Singhal, Michael J. Cody, Everett M. Rogers, Miguel Sabido // 2003 // 320 pages // 1135624550, 9781135624552 // Routledge, 2003 Entertainment-Education and Social Change introduces readers to entertainment-education (E-E) literature from multiple perspectives. This distinctive collection covers the history of e...

The large number of reasonably priced computers, Internet broadband connectivity and rich education content has created a global phenomenon by which information and communication technology (ICT) has used to remodel education. E-learning can be explained as the use of available information, computational and communication technologies to assist learning practice. In the modern world, education ...