Obstacles to the application of e- learning in Palestinian universities and ways to reduce them from students' the perspective of in light of some variables

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the most prevailing obstacles to the

application of e- learning in the Palestinian universities from the perspective

of the students in the light of some variables. To achieve this, the researcher

used the descriptive analytical approach by constructing a questionnaire

which consists of (48) items, and with a sample of (281) students representing

(10%) from humanities and applied colleges from the Islamic University

and Ummah University.The study showed that the average degree of overall

response to all areas of the questionnaire for the study sample is (3.76) ,

while the total relative weight of all areas of the questionnaire (75.24%) .The

study revealed the following results:

1. The relative weight of the item: first, students who are busy at sites not related

to e- learning reached 84.34%; second, the large size of the university

curriculum makes a university professor tends to traditional education

with 83.6%; third, some teachers believe that e- learning eliminates their

role in the process of teaching with 80.64%; fourth, the small number of

devices in proportion to the number of students is 80.6%; and finally, there

is lack of cooperation between universities in the exchange of experiences

for the development of e- learning with 79.30%.

2. There were statistically significant differences at the level of (α≤0.05) of the

obstacles to the application of e- learning in the Palestinian universities

and in favor of open education over traditional.

3. No statistically significant differences at the level of significance

(α≤0.05) between the mean of the study of e- learning in Palestinian

universities using traditional or open in favor of open education, while there

were no significant differences by the variables: (sex, college, and

specialization) .

In light of the findings the researcher recommends:

1. Activating the role of academic guidance by e- learning centers for both

the teaching staff and students.

2. Strengthen cooperation between universities in terms of the exchange of

experiences for the development of e- learning, especially between the

Islamic University and the University of Al- Ummah.