Abstract:

E-learning can be considered as the future of learning activities. Faculty members of higher education should use the latest available technology to compete with other institutions. The aim of this study is to compare the faculty members e-learning readiness in two universities at two different countries, one is an emerging country (Turkey) and the other is an underveloped country (Algeria). Cross sectional descriptive study design is used to analyze the dataset gathered from a survey between two universities. A convenient sample consists from 123 faculty members who are working at the faculty of economics at the time of study (55 from Skikda University and 68 from Kilis 7 Aralik University). Data was collected through an e-learning readiness survey. The results of this study should be considered by the other higher education institutions in Algeria and Turkey to develop and implement e-learning program as an alternative to traditional classroom method of teaching.

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