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dc.contributor.advisorDrew, Steve
dc.contributor.authorAlkhalaf, Salem
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:18:24Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:18:24Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/2265
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/365437
dc.description.abstractA 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.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsE-learning, Saudi Arabia
dc.subject.keywordsCulturally sensitive e-Learning
dc.subject.keywordsE-learning tools
dc.titleCreating Effective E-Learning Systems for Higher Education in Saudi Arabia
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyScience, Environment, Engineering and Technology
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorNguyen, Anne
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1386550443144
gro.source.ADTshelfnoADT0
gro.source.GURTshelfnoGURT
gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentSchool of Information and Communication Technology
gro.griffith.authorAlkhalaf, Salem S.


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