Evaluation of e-learning with optimal mining approach 1 case study: Iran's higher education
Subject Areas : Generalabbas anarinejad 1 , aliakbar safavi 2 , farshad moradi 3
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The general purpose of this article is to evaluate e-learning in Iran's higher education using the optimal mining approach. The statistical population studied included the students of four universities that provide electronic education in Iran (A, B, C and D) and 702 of them were selected by cluster sampling. The research tool included a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of the dimensions of e-learning (including organization and management, technology, educational aspects, presentation environment design, support services, evaluation, and ethical and legal considerations), which after calculating its validity and reliability among students Sample distribution and using the statistical methods of analysis of variance and Sheffe's post hoc test, the obtained data were analyzed. The results showed that "D" University, having the highest average in all dimensions, had the best situation compared to other universities, and among the other three universities; University "B" was superior in five dimensions and University "C" in two dimensions of the seven dimensions of e-learning. In addition, optimal mining can be used more by examining and testing processes and models in other universities and adapting their techniques and approaches.
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