dc.contributor.advisor | Drew, Steve | |
dc.contributor.author | Alkhalaf, Salem | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-23T02:18:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-23T02:18:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.25904/1912/2265 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365437 | |
dc.description.abstract | A new challenge for universities, particularly in the Muslim world, is the development of effective e-Learning environments and tools that are suitable for both distance learning and culturally acceptable mixed gender collaboration. This research evaluates and develops a culturally sensitive e-Learning system in Qassim University and King Abdulaziz University, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A research process involving mixed methods is applied to existing e-Learning environments to determine how to improve their quality. The aim is to develop design characteristics that ensure more useful and accessible e-Learning tools. A set of guidelines that may be applied to the design of similar e-Learning systems in Saudi Arabia, is then proposed. A number of issues have arisen as a result of the introduction of the new electronic learning environment to the educational framework of Saudi Arabia. The success of existing e-Learning systems appears to be highly dependent on the level of system functionality and interaction style. Issues of system complexity and user difficulties in the use of existing e-Learning systems may be resolved or offset by facilitating easier interaction between students and teachers. By testing the design and implementation of high quality e-Learning services in environments education for using the IS-Impact Measurement model, the levels of interaction and cooperation between users have been evaluated to identify key features of success in the e-learning system. Existing and developmental e-Learning systems have been subjected to comparison with usability heuristics and user evaluations to determine their most successful features (Katre 2007, 301). | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Griffith University | |
dc.publisher.place | Brisbane | |
dc.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
dc.subject.keywords | E-learning, Saudi Arabia | |
dc.subject.keywords | Culturally sensitive e-Learning | |
dc.subject.keywords | E-learning tools | |
dc.title | Creating Effective E-Learning Systems for Higher Education in Saudi Arabia | |
dc.type | Griffith thesis | |
gro.faculty | Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology | |
gro.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
dc.contributor.otheradvisor | Nguyen, Anne | |
dc.rights.accessRights | Public | |
gro.identifier.gurtID | gu1386550443144 | |
gro.source.ADTshelfno | ADT0 | |
gro.source.GURTshelfno | GURT | |
gro.thesis.degreelevel | Thesis (PhD Doctorate) | |
gro.thesis.degreeprogram | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
gro.department | School of Information and Communication Technology | |
gro.griffith.author | Alkhalaf, Salem S. | |