Al Quds Open University introduced e- learning in the first semester of the academic year 2008/2009. This study aimed at identifying the main problems and obstacles facing students registered for blended e- learning courses in addition to identifying their trends towards e- learning specifically video streaming in order to advise decision makers at Al Quds Open University on how to improve the experience and overcome the obstacles that might face students in the future. In order to achieve these aims, the researchers used descriptive methods by distributing a questionnaire to collect the required data to a classified sample of students. The size of the sample was 7% of the population reaching total of 515 male and female students. To The findings the study indicated that 65% of students expressed positive attitudes towards the technique of video streaming. There are also 44% of students who supported the extension of e- learning experience to more courses and educational regions. The most crucial problems were due to the students themselves and not to the university. The main obstacle was due to the fact that many students do not own computers and internet connections. Another problem is that students were not given orientation sessions before starting their e courses. The main problem due to the university was the lack of lab technicians’ support at the university.

العنوان

المجلة الفلسطينية للتعليم المفتوح

الناشر

جامعة القدس المفتوحة

بلد الناشر

فلسطين

نوع المنشور

Both (Printed and Online)

المجلد

3

السنة

2011

الصفحات

95-114