Empirical Investigation into Motives for Choosing Web-based Distance Learning Programs

Today, in association with rapid social and economic changes, there is an increasing level of demand for distance and online learning programs. This study will focus on identifying the main motivational factors for choosing a web-based distance-learning program. Moreover, it will investigate how the...

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Published in:International journal of distance education technologies 2016-07, Vol.14 (3), p.76-90
Main Author: Alkhattabi, Mona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Differences
Bartletts Test of Sphericity
College Students
Colleges & universities
Correlation
Demand (economics)
Distance Education
Distance learning
Economics
Electronic Learning
Factor Analysis
Family Life
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Group Dynamics
Higher Education
Information Technology
Instructional Materials
Integrated Learning Systems
Internet
Learning programs
Likert Scales
Marital Status
Parenting
Parents
Questionnaires
Saudi Arabia
Student Motivation
Students
Teaching Methods
Technological Advancement
Technology Uses in Education
Universities
Web Based Instruction
World Wide Web
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Summary:Today, in association with rapid social and economic changes, there is an increasing level of demand for distance and online learning programs. This study will focus on identifying the main motivational factors for choosing a web-based distance-learning program. Moreover, it will investigate how these factors relate to age, gender, marital status and parenthood. The results are based on a questionnaire, which was conducted amongst students enrolled in the distance-learning programs provided by the E-learning and Distance Education Deanship at Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud University during the autumn semester of 2013. In addition to their background characteristics, the survey aimed to determine students' motives for undertaking distance learning.
ISSN:1539-3100
1539-3119
DOI:10.4018/IJDET.2016070105