TITLE:
The University of Jordan E-Learning Platform: State, Students’ Acceptance and Challenges
AUTHORS:
Tamara Almarabeh, Hiba Mohammad, Rana Yousef, Yousef Kh. Majdalawi
KEYWORDS:
Moodle, E-Learning, Blackboard, Technology Acceptance Model, Jordan
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.7 No.12,
November
14,
2014
ABSTRACT: The rapid changes and
increased complexity in today’s world present new challenges and put new
demands on the education system. There has been generally a growing awareness
of the necessityto change and
improve the existing system towards online learning. Jordan is one of the
distinguished countries in the Middle East with rapid progress in education and
with advanced teaching and learning technologies. The University of Jordan is
trying to exploit Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education
and moving forward by introducing the latest E-learning management systems
(LMSs) to keep pace of technological revolution in the higher education. It isimportant to find out the impact of
E-learning management system in the University of Jordan,examine the students’ acceptance for
this new system and address the challenges facing the students while using the
E-learning management system and these are what this paper is trying to do.