In the past few years, Iranian universities have embarked to use e-learning tools and technologies to extend and improve their educational services. After a few years of conducting e-learning programs a debate took place within the executives and managers of the e-learning institutes concerning which activities are of the most influence on the learning progress of online students. This research...

OBJECTIVE University students' mental health affects not only their educational achievements, but also their professional future. The authors assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, depression, and aggression among students of three major universities in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In 2008, 470 students were entered into the study using a convenience sampling method. The three measurement to...

This paper seeks to address one of the current issues of large organizations; it is rapid growth of data without any quick way to extract worthwhile and hidden knowledge from considerable huge volume of data. It seems that management of higher education institutes interest to the best method for solving this problem and making a good decisions and strategies. Contrast to the authors’ initial sa...

BACKGROUND Researchers and academic institutions need assessment and rating to measure their performance. The criteria are designed to evaluate quality and adequacy of research and welcome by most universities as an international process to increase monitoring academic achievements. The study aimed to evaluate the increasing trend in global ranking of Iranian medical universities websites empha...