An Evaluation of the Learning of Undergraduates Using E-Learning in a Tertiary Institution in China

In recent years, tertiary institutions in developed countries have made extensive use of Course Management Systems (CMSs), software packages designed to help educators create online learning communities. To date, however, such packages have been little used in higher education institutions (HEIs) in...

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Published inInternational journal on e-learning Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 427 - 447
Main Authors Liu, James N. K, Cheng, Xiangqian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Norfolk Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education 01.07.2008
Subjects
China
Colleges & universities
Computer Assisted Testing
Computer Centers
Computer Literacy
Computer Science Education
Computer Software
Computer Software Evaluation
Computer System Design
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Distance Education
Distance learning
Educational Environment
Educational Practices
Educational Quality
Educational Technology
Foreign Countries
Higher education
Instructional Design
Integrated Learning Systems
Internet
Learning Processes
Online Courses
Online instruction
Program Evaluation
Program Implementation
Student attitudes
Surveys
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technological change
Technology Integration
Undergraduate Students
Web Based Instruction
China
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Summary:In recent years, tertiary institutions in developed countries have made extensive use of Course Management Systems (CMSs), software packages designed to help educators create online learning communities. To date, however, such packages have been little used in higher education institutions (HEIs) in China. In this article, we describe the implementation of an e-learning project on a campus in China and seek to determine the benefits, if any, of using e-Learning systems such as CMSs, while implementing a non-traditional approach to the delivery of an IT course, Student Centered Teaching with e-Learning (SCeT). The investigation leads to some consideration of e-Learning as the possible supplement to on-campus education in China HEIs. (Contains 3 figures and 10 tables.)
ISSN:1537-2456
1943-5932