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Student perceptions of Web-based learning.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2004 | Santally, Mohammad I. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study investigates the students' attitudes towards the e-learning environment and its effects on the teaching and learning process. We note a general positive attitude towards the online learning environment although there was no significant difference in student results. However, the current e-learning environment does not really cater for individual preferences of students.

Introduction

The Information Technology (IT) sector is a rapidly expanding business in Mauritius and the Government is investing massively to make it become the third pillar of the Mauritian economy. In this endeavour of making Mauritius a cyber-island, ...

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