The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) membership is attributed to developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and free market economy in Europe as well as outside Europe; currently are 36 OECD member countries.
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Exploring the Adoptions by Students of Web 2.0 Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education: Web 2.0 Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education
Liliana Mata (Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania), Georgeta Panisoara (University of Bucharest, Romania), Silvia Fat (University of Bucharest, Romania), Ion-Ovidiu Panisoara (University of Bucharest, Romania), and Iulia Lazar (University of Bucharest, Romania & InfoCons Association Bucharest, Romania)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7435-4.ch007
Abstract
Optimal public policies, including education, have been applied for the sustainable economic growth of the European Union. In European countries, the use of Web 2.0 tools for increasing the education quality is constantly expanding, even if it is divided into two categories. One category consists of developed countries, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members where there are the strongest of computing tools companies. Another category consists of OECD partner countries which hopes to fulfill the OECD requirements. The main study aim is the exploration of Web 2.0 tools adoptions for e-learning in one OECD candidate. A case study details how behavioral perceptions have been applied. Thus, a survey containing questions about socio-demographic characteristics alongside respondents' perceptions related to Web 2.0 tools for e-learning in higher education was applied. The research outcomes confirm the students' limited knowledge of Web 2.0. Authorities must indicate what measures are necessary for large-scale adoption of all Web 2.0 tools useful for education.