An exploratory study to understand faculty members’ perceptions and challenges in online teaching.

Autor/inn/en	Mulla, Tausif; Munir, Sufia; Mohan, Vivek
Titel	An exploratory study to understand faculty members’ perceptions and challenges in online teaching.
Quelle	In: International review of education, (2023) 1-2, S.73-99Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-023-10002-4
Schlagwörter	Online education; Online teaching; E-learning; Online learning; Online teaching staff; Teacher-specific challenges
Abstract	Abstract The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) considers technology to be one of the main pillars of its vision for moving towards a knowledge-based society. Due to several factors such as globalisation, demand for information technology infrastructure and COVID-19 lockdowns, e-learning has become a popular method of delivery across higher education institutions in the UAE. In a first step, the authors of this article conducted a systematic review of existing literature (49 items published between 1999 and 2020). They found that the existing literature on online learning predominantly focuses on student-specific challenges, while there is still a dearth of published work covering faculty members’ specific challenges in facilitating online learning in the UAE. The second part of this exploratory study drew on stakeholders’ reflections of several years of designing and delivering online courses, analysing faculty members’ perspectives on online teaching and learning in the UAE. The authors present their qualitative research, which involved open-ended semi-structured interviews with 15 faculty members, followed by a thematic analysis of their responses using NVivo 12 pro software. The most critical themes which emerged were learners’ expectations, culture, perception, pedagogy and technology. The article also reveals how these topics contribute to the various strategies for seamless adoption and delivery of online education in the UAE.
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Update	2024/1/01