The evaluation of quality electronic courses of human resources improvement in the police of I.R.I based on Instructional Design Standards and Presence Factors

Context and Aim:

Due to the the educational policies of NAJA to develop and improve the quality of e-learning, it seems necessary to evaluate the quality of e-courses of this organization. According to this, the main aim of current study was to evaluate the quality of electronic courses for improving the human resources of NAJA based on Instructional Design Standards and Presence Factors.

 In this study, the survey research method was used. Its statistical population were included all of 20 specialist in instruction and 200 learner of e-learning courses of NAJA organization in Zanjan, which 15 specialist in instruction selected based on a Purposeful sampling method and 127 learner selected with using Stratified random sampling method and based on Morgan table. A researcher-made inventory of Instructional Design Standards, and inventories of Presence Factors and Shared Metacognition was used to gather the data. The validity of the inventories confirmed by e-learning specialists and professors, the reliablity was calculated Cronbach's alpha</em> as 0.838, 0.814, and 0.684, high reliability. Finally, the collected data were analyzed with using one-sample t-test.

The results showed that the quality of e-learning courses of NAJA is at the desired level in term Instructional Design Standards and Presence Factors. Also, in particular, the quality of training courses in terms of components "teaching methods, evaluation and feedback" in the index of instructional design standards, and the component of "direct instruction" in the index of presence factors are at a relatively desired level.

Despite the emphasis of the upstream ACT of the police force of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the development of e-learning in the organization, there is no research evidence regarding the evaluation of the quality of e-learning courses of the police force based on educational design standards and presence factors. The present study is the first serious research effort in this field, which of the results can be a action guide for the e-learning officials of this organization in improving the quality of electronic courses for human resource improvement.