The introduction of computers and the Internet has brought significant changes to education. Though computer-aided education and computer-assisted training have been around a long time, they were confined to a single classroom or a laboratory. Web-based training brought revolutionary change. Initially implemented in the business sector, web-based training programs moved to universities soon aft...

This study investigated the influences of learning styles/preferences, prior computer skills and experience with online courses on adult learners’ knowledge acquisition in a web-based special education course. Forty-six adult learners who enrolled in a web-based special education course participated in the study. The results of the study showed that (a) learning styles/preferences had significa...

This paper describes the use of data mining methods in an e-learning system for providing feedback to courseware authors. The discovered information is presented in the form of prediction rules since these are highly comprehensible and they show important relationships among the presented data. The rules will be used to improve courseware, particularly Adaptive Systems for Web-based Education (...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential for quality health care, and EBP knowledge needs to be increased among nurses. Web-based courses may effectively deliver such education. In this study, data were collected about the Oncology Nursing Society web course "Developing Skills for Evidence-Based Practice" and evaluated for demographic characteristics and EBP knowledge test scores.
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The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is one important competence that student teacher should develop in their academic studies. To be capable of using ICT in education, students should study both pedagogical and technical issues. In order to affect student teachers’ willingness to use ICT in education, more attention should be paid to their learning experiences...

Web-based collaborative systems are potentially a rich source of knowledge for lifelong learning and professional development. In these systems, practitioners can share messages about their problems on daily work activities. These messages can also be used for analytical purposes, e.g., for understanding the development of a discussion as well as for evaluating how a system supports different t...