Skills of Electronic Teaching Practiced by Faculty Members of Al- Quds Open University in the State of Palestine

Abstract

The aim of this study is to measure the degree of practicing the skills of

electronic teaching by the faculty members of Al- Quds Open University. For

this purpose, a questionnaire was designed comprising three domains: use of

computer, use of internet and the skill of managing sessions of virtual classes.

The study was conducted on all subjects of the population consisting of (47)

faculty members. The questionnaire adopted and distributed was of a fivedegree

scale. The results revealed that there were differences in the means of

the overall degree of practicing the skills of electronic teaching by the faculty

members of Al- Quds Open University attributed to the variables of gender in

favor of females with a mean of (4.01) , college in favor of Administration and

Economic Sciences with a mean of (4.22) experience, years of experience in

favor of less than (3) years with a mean of (4. 05) , academic qualification in

favor of holders of M. A. degrees with a mean of (4.05) and status of faculty

member in favor of full- timers with a mean of (4.04) .

The study recommended emphasizing the development of the faculty

members’ skills of electronic teaching and providing all the required needs to

ensure more interaction in electronic teaching between students and faculty

members.