E-Textbooks and Their Application Levels, from the Perspective of Faculty Members at Ajman University, U.A.E.

Authors

  • Mohd. Elmagzoub Eltahir Ajman University
  • Sami Al-Qatawneh Ajman University
  • Najeh Alsalhi Ajman University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i13.9489

Keywords:

E-Textbooks, E-learning, Higher Education, Ajman University

Abstract


The aim of this study is to identify the effectiveness of the use of e-textbooks implemented in undergraduate programs at Ajman university from the faculty member’s perspective. The quantitative study applied an analytical descriptive approach on faculty member’s participants (128) from a variety of colleges, in the first academic semester of 2017/2018. The results of the study showed that there is a medium degree of application of e-textbooks and that e-textbooks have an average medium impact on student achievement. The results also showed that the degree of application vary from the perspective of faculty members’ according to gender which was in favor of the female, and according to college variable was in favor of the Business Administration college. Further, the results showed that there are not statistically significant differences according to Academic rank variable and experience variable. The faculty members agree on the need to develop and improve the features and requirements of e-textbooks that have been applied. The findings led to recommendations including the implementation of a training program on e-textbooks for the faculty members’ and students focusing on the features applications and options of e-textbooks.

Author Biographies

Mohd. Elmagzoub Eltahir, Ajman University

Mohd Elmagzoub Eltahir, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Education Department, College of Humanities and Sciences at Ajman University. Dr. Eltahir Performs Scientific Research in E-Learning, Educational Technology, and Multimedia in Education. He has Significant Consultancy Experience in The Fields of Using Technology in Education, in Different Schools in U.A.E. He Received the Sharjah Award for Excellence in Education in 2009.

Sami Al-Qatawneh, Ajman University

Sami Al-Qatawneh, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Methods of Teaching at College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman university, Ajman, UAE.

Najeh Alsalhi, Ajman University

Najeh Alsalhi, Ph.D. is a research assistant at the College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman university, Ajman, UAE.

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Published

2019-07-15

How to Cite

Eltahir, M. E., Al-Qatawneh, S., & Alsalhi, N. (2019). E-Textbooks and Their Application Levels, from the Perspective of Faculty Members at Ajman University, U.A.E. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 14(13), pp. 88–104. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i13.9489

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 13 (2019)

Section

Papers

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