A Mixed Method in E-learning Opportunities and Threats

The main objective of this study was to investigate the e-learning opportunities and threats in Razi University of Kermanshah. The methodology was based on a mixed approach consisting of a qualitative components plus a descriptive one. The population consisted of administrators, faculty members and students of Razi University of Kermanshah in the academic year 1394-95. 534 participants were selected via random stratified sampling in the quantitative part and 10 participants of in qualitative section. For collecting data a questionnaire (khoshrang et al., 1393) and interviews were used. The reliability measure of questionnaire was a= 0.89. To analyze the quantitative data, Spss 19 and Amos 22 soft wares and for the qualitative analysis, open coding were used. The quantitative results of this study showed that the cost-effectiveness component of learning component was the most important opportunity and mental – emotional component, professor- student communicational component and teaching - learning component were identified as threats for e-learning. In the qualitative analyses, ways of overcoming threats and obstacles to e-learning were identified in the three main categories of organizational instructional and user levels.