Title :
A Feasibility Study on the Adoption of e-Learning for Middle School Teachers´ Continuing Education in China
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Enterprise Manage., Hei Longjiang Technol. & Bus. Vocational Coll., Harbin, China
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of developing e-learning and to examine reasons for adopting or rejecting e-learning as an alternative way to conduct continuing education (CE) for middle school teachers (MSTs). This study reveals a middle feasibility of developing e-learning that coexists with other CE models (e.g. traditional instruction). Reasons analyses provide directions for decreasing barriers for developing a learning model of this new medium for teachers´ CE.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; continuing education; teacher training; CE model; e-learning; middle school teacher continuing education; Business; Cities and towns; Continuing education; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Instruments; China; Continuing education; E-learning; Middle school teachers; Web-based learning;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), 2011 Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-427-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4367-3
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2011.183