Business faculty e-readiness and willingness towards online instruction
Business faculty e-readiness and willingness towards online instruction
Author(s): Mohamed ElsaadaniSubject(s): Education, Higher Education , ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: e-Learning; educational technologies; attitude; higher education;
Summary/Abstract: Online instruction provides a rich integrated environment, as recent innovative educational technologies are changing lives of both students and faculty staff. This research aims to investigate e-readiness and willingness of Business faculty staff towards online instruction, and whether their experience in using educational technologies influences their attitude. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires. The survey domain is a random sampling of Business faculty staff in Egyptian HEI. The population for this study was 479 fulltime Faculty staff, and only 456 returned and completed questionnaires are considered as the study sample. Results showed that faculty attitude toward online instruction is positive, which reflect their e-readiness and willingness to include online instruction, but experience in using educational technology did not significantly predict their attitude towards online instruction. The result of this research has significant implications to HEI when they plan, develop, and adopt online instruction strategies.
Journal: World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues
- Issue Year: 6/2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 151-157
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English