Legislations Governing E-learning in Jordanian Higher Education Institutions: An Analytical Study

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the legislation governing e-learning in Jordanian higher education institutions through an analytical, descriptive approach to the contents of the Jordanian legislative texts related to e-learning. This comes to determine the concept and types of e-learning, determine the positive and negative points of the process of employing e-learning in university education and determine the nature of the electronic content, its necessary teaching methods, and the nature of the technical and technological infrastructure necessary for e-learning. E-learning is distinguished by its flexibility; it provides an attractive learning environment, takes into account individual differences, and provides students with many research and scientific skills. On the other hand, it increased social inequality and the inability of parents to follow up on their children due to their electronic illiteracy. E-learning also reduces the opportunities for face-to-face interaction since students are affected by body language during the explanation. The study recommended the need to hold training courses for teachers and students and reconsider the methods of evaluating teachers depending on the quality of employing the electronic methods in their teaching.

Received: 09 April 2023 / Accepted: 2 June 2023 / Published: 5 July 2023