Identifying the Components of the Pattern of Increasing the Effectiveness of Learning in the Virtual Education System of Universities in North Khorasan Province (a Qualitative Research)

This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the components of the pattern of increasing the effectiveness of learning in the virtual education system of universities in North Khorasan province.

The present study was conducted qualitatively. The statistical population was the faculty members of Azad University and experts familiar with the field of virtual education, 18 people were selected by purposive sampling method, and theoretical saturation was reached with this number. The data collection methods in this research included library, semi-structured interview. Information was collected by theme analysis and using semi-structured interviews. To determine validity, the current research used the three-tier method. Data analysis was done by thematic analysis (using MaxQD software) and coding.

The research findings led to the identification and confirmation of 6 main categories and 40 subclassification factors.

The six main categories include curriculum and educational design, factors related to a professor's and comprehensive qualifications, factors of technological equipment and information technology infrastructure, credit and support factors, cultural factors of virtual space and managerial, administrative and organizational factors of the university