Teaching "E-Learning Services" course for students of Arabic libraries and information departments: A planning study

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قسم المکتبات جامعة الاسکندرية

Abstract

With the growing popularity of e-learning worldwide, the role of the
library in supporting this type of learning has become indisputable; and
despite the implementation of several e-learning projects in various Arab
universities; and the emergence of two Arab periodicals interested in
publishing research supporting e-learning, Arab library & information science
students have not been adequately prepared yet to provide the appropriate
services to both, the Faculty working with the e-learning system ,and their
students. To solve this problem, this study was prepared ,aiming to feature
the importance of the role of library specialist in supporting and developing elearning, and also to mention the most important library services needed to
support e-learning faculty and students , in addition to the technologies,
programs ,and tools needed to support them. the study also aimed at
exploring the opportunities available for , and the challenges facing the
teaching of " library services for e-learning" curriculum, at the LIS
departments in the Arab world.
Finally, the study ended with the design of the mentioned curriculum ,
that can be taught in the Arab LIS departments ,in order to qualify students to
provide e-learning support services after they graduate.

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