Attitude and Incentives of Payam-e-Noor University Academics regarding e-learning

Mousavi, Mina; Mohammadzadeh Nasrabadi, Mahnaz; Pouya, Mehrdad

doi:10.35050/JIPM010.2015.043

Attitude and Incentives of Payam-e-Noor University Academics regarding e-learning

Authors

Mina Mousavi

Mahnaz Mohammadzadeh Nasrabadi

Mehrdad Pouya

10.35050/JIPM010.2015.043

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to investigate attitude and incentives of academic staff on e-learning lecturing in all Payam-e-Noor Universities of Ardabil province, Iran. The target population of the study comprised of 600 lecturers out of which a sample of 160 participants was randomly selected. In this descriptive correlational research, a self-made questionnaire was administered after securing its validity and reliability. Data revealed that all participants had positive attitudes towards e-learning. Factor analysis explored four factors influencing instructors' attitude towards e-learning –i.e. improving educational effectiveness via e-learning developing the instructor and student rapport introducing legal and spiritual support for e-learning’s input and output and finally incorporating traditional and electronic learning. Moreover, personal interest of the lecturers regarding information technology applications in educational settings, their continuous career development and participation in e-learning projects were proved to be the most important incentives of the respondents.

Keywords

Attitude

Motivator

e-learning

Payam- e -Noor University

Instructor