Factors affecting the effective implementation of e-learning in educational institutions

Abstract

E-learning is an essential trend in education for the 21st century. In fact, students need the ability to use knowledge to communicate, collaborate, analyze, create, innovate, and solve problems in order to be successful in a global economy. The implementation of electronic learning (e-learning) systems impact on the educational environments and offer learners great flexibility, encourage risk taking, help students to be active learners and enhance their higher order thinking. This paper reviews the literature as it pertains to factors affecting effective implementation of e-learning for instructors andstudents in educational institutions. It is concluded that e-learning practice needs a good ICT infrastructure and active and collaborative involvement of a number of other people. Access to the technologies and pedagogical issues and institutional support services are important in the successful e-learning practice

Keywords

• E-learning, educational institutions, students, lecturers, administrators

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