The effectiveness of E- learning in learning: A review of the literature
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Entry to the information age and effective life in information-oriented society requires an understanding of its characteristics. One of the social institutions that will undergo extensive changes at this age is general and higher education and training institutions. The aim of this review study is to evaluate the effectiveness of e learning in learning. This paper is a review study carried out using Medline and CINAHL databases and Google search engine. The studies used include review articles and English meta-analysis of language.Of the retrieved results,38 documents including articles, books and web sites were investigated and classified. At first, the background of e learning was studied history and in the next section its effectiveness in learning was briefly examined. The overall benefits of e-learning include the promotion of learning, independence and individual satisfaction, learning at anytime, anywhere and with any background, learning without the same prerequisites, speed and process of learning due to individual needs, individual learning along with cooperative learning, saving time and costs significantly, the possibility of teaching and learning for all people, mutual teaching and learning, getting quick results in learning, learning more by using multimedia and maintaining resources and reducing environmental and audio pollution. The results of studies suggest positive effects of e-learning on learning thus it is suggested that this approach be used more in education, which requires building the required grounds.
Authors and Affiliations
Mousazadeh Somayeh| PhD of nursing. Department of nursing student research committee, Shiraz university of medical sciences. Shiraz, Iran, Maryam Dehghani| Department of Nursing [Pediatrics], Instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran, Farzaneh Mozaffari| Center for nursing and midwifery care, Shahid Sadoughi University of medical sciences. Yazd, Iran, Seideh Madineh Ghasemnegad| MSc in nursing, Department of nursing Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad university, Lahijan, Iran, Hamideh Hakimi| PhD of nursing, Instructor, Department of nursing, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad university, Lahijan, Iran, Corresponding Email: hakimi.hb@gmail.com, Bagherian Samaneh| Instructor, Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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