Barriers of the development of web-based training in agricultural higher education system in Iran: A case study of Hamadan Bu Ali Sina University, Iran
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- 作者：Heshmatollah Saadi ; Khalil Mirzayi ; Reza Movahedi
- 关键词：Higher education ; Faculty of agriculture ; E ; learning ; Web ; Iran
- 刊名：Education and Information Technologies
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：21
- 期：1
- 页码：53-70
- 全文大小：305 KB
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Khalil Mirzayi (1)
Reza Movahedi (2)
1. Agricultural Extension and Education, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2. Agricultural Education, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran - 刊物类别：Computer Science
- 刊物主题：Computers and Education
Computer Science, general
Education
Educational Technology
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Computer Applications in Social and Behavioral Sciences - 出版者：Springer Netherlands
- ISSN：1573-7608
文摘
Recently, higher education systems seek to use network-based and Internet-based information technologies in education, teaching and learning. E-learning in Iran higher education system has been started since 2003, however, its development has been very slow. The present study is a survey research. The participants of the study are faculty members, graduates and PhD students in Agriculture in Bu Ali Sina University. Total number of participants were analyzed (n = 500). The accuracy of indicators and items in the questionnaire (face validity) has been confirmed by specialists. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Reliability was calculated by using Cronbach Alpha. In this study, Factor analysis is used to achieve the key factors. The results show that deficiency of executives, lack of learners’ motivation, infrastructural barriers, restriction of credit, and software and hardware limitations are the main problems in the development of web-based training. At the end of the article, some recommendations are presented aiming to accelerate electronic training in Iran’s higher education system. Keywords Higher education Faculty of agriculture E-learning Web Iran