Readiness of Higher Education Institutions for E-learning Case of Jordanian Universities

Abstract

This study aimed to assess Readiness of Jordanian Universities for E-learning. For the purpose of the study a questionnaire consisting of (42) items was developed and divided into five domains, namely: organizational readiness, ICT tools, technical resources, faculty members, and students. The statistical analyses have been done using descriptive and interferential analytical approaches by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The results indicated that Readiness of Jordanian Universities for e-learning was medium. On one hand, the findings indicate that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α≤0.05) in individual responses to the study sample attributed to the type of faculty variable in favor of sciences faculties. On other hand there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α≤0.05) in individual responses to the study sample attributed to variable of faculty members by the academic rank.