• DocumentCode
    240427
  • Title

    Ethical perspective of learning management system a model to support moral character of online learner

  • Author

    Muhammad, Abdul Hafeez ; Wahsheh, Heider A. ; Shah, Aamer ; Ahmad, Farhan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of IS, Int. Islamic Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    17-18 Nov. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Recent advances in Learning Management System (LMS) has provided a lot of opportunities for academic institutions and organizations to provide quality education with added flexibility of allowing students to study anywhere at any time. In spite of this, there are still some challenges in flexible learning environment which are affecting the performance character of students negatively. These challenges cannot be ignored to produce a skilled professional having moral character through evolving learning environment. This study is conducted to explore the same theme. The objective of study is to evaluate the missing factors in electronic learning environment which may cause of unethical behavior of students. A quantitative method was used to reveal the realities. The sample was consisted of 150 students and 15 teachers involved in online courses. A detail questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The finding and analysis of data showed that tools of LMS are providing lot of opportunities for academic institutions but there is lack of required factors which play major role in ethical development of online learner. The study also proposed an abstract model to compensate this deficiency.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; educational institutions; ethical aspects; LMS; academic institutions; electronic learning environment; ethical development; ethical perspective; evolving learning environment; flexible learning environment; learning management system; moral character; online learner; skilled professional; unethical behavior; Decision support systems; Ethics; Learning Management System (LMS); e-Learning; society;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), 2014 The 5th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kuching
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020631
  • Filename
    7020631