حوافز و معيقات استخدام التعليم الإلكتروني من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية في الجامعة العربية المفتوحة

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The primary purpose of this study was to explore the incentives and the obstacles related to utilizing e-learning as perceived by faculty members in Arab Open University (Jordanian branch).

The sample consisted of (50) faculty members who are using Elearning in their teaching.

The researcher developed an instrument consisted of (48) items, divided into two domains: the first domain related to the incentives for using Elearning and the other related to the obstacles that faculty members face in using Elearning.

Results indicated that the mean scores of items related to the incentive factors got a high score except of the first three items which got a very high mean score.

The sample considered the item "providing technical training and workshops" the greatest incentives for using Elearning.

As for the obstacles that faculty members face in using Elearning.

The results indicated that the overall mean score was at a high level.

Faculty members considered the item "not providing technical support for students inside classrooms” as the most important one that related to the obstacles that they face.

Based on the results of the study, the researcher suggested several recommendations that might be useful for researchers and educational administrators.

The most important one is providing technical training and workshops by Jordanian universities for faculty members and students.