This research aims to identify the trends of teaching staff towards e-learning in the Palestinian higher education institutions at the time of Covid 19 Pandemic and record their responses towards it, in addition to measure the quality of e-learning outcome from their point of view and anticipating the expected future visions and mechanisms to develop this kind of learning in the future to meet their needs and expectations. The building theory is forming a cornerstone in tackling this problem. The research adopted the analytical descriptive approach since it is suitable for the problem, and they relied on the interview and the questionnaire as two tools. The interview targeted a sample of the academic staff in the various Palestinian Universities; while the questionnaire targeted seven universities with a sum of 214 of the academic staff who involved in the e-learning experiment at the time of the pandemic. The most notable results were: the staff members faced numerous difficulties such as the great effort and time the e-learning needs, in addition to psychological and personal barriers .However, positive points appeared in using e-learning such as recording lectures which will make it possible for students to revise it at any time. Another point, the quality of e-learning decreased in comparison with face to face learning. The study reached several recommendations, the most important of which are: each Palestinian higher education institution must prepare its own strategy, including a detailed and clear plan for e-learning at emergency times.

Keywords: The building theory; higher education institutions; academic staff; e-learning; Corona Viruses

Title

مجلة دراسات العلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية

Publisher

الجامعة الأردنية

Publisher Country

Jordan

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

3.0

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

50

Year

2023

Pages

153-166