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Project Life Cycle
Source publication
- This preliminary study discusses the implementation of
an E-learning program at the University of Business and
Technology (UBT) in Saudi Arabia – Jeddah. The program
originally aimed to establish a virtual university which offers
totally online courses but due to a number of reasons there had to
be some changes in the implementation process as we...
Citations
... From the perspective of project management, many other factors would also need to be considered besides those already considered above, namely price, features and technical factors, in deciding which open source LMS to implement. In the case of an institution for instance, it should ensure the LMS is in line with its vision and mission, and that it can easily handle the number of potential users [53]. ...
... A study by [53] highlights examples of such challenges in implementing an e-learning system faced by a university in Saudi Arabia, which they ascertained through adopting a case study approach. Their findings show that various issues can arise that must therefore be considered beforehand. ...
... Apart from arranging for the e-learning system in an attempt to improve the quality of student learning and in a way that it could evolve in line with educational change processes, they also had to convince the institution to adopt the technology and overcome the initial "course of techno-hype" [53], which was challenging and necessitated a number of changes to the original plan. These changes included adopting Moodle instead to benefit from better specifications, providing improved interactivity, and meeting the requirements of the Saudi MoHE (Ministry of Higher Education) to blend the course with faceto-face teaching, There may also be legal issues to consider, as currently, Saudi Arabia does not permit the offering of online degrees. ...
