Online learning has been steadily growing and become an essential part of the higher educational systems in Saudi Arabia (Al-Shehri, 2010). The main purpose of this study is to explore students' perspectives about the quality elements required for online courses developed by Saudi Electronic University (SEU)--the first university in Saudi Arabia…

There is a need for science education research that explores community college student, instructor, and course characteristics that influence student interest and motivation to study science. Increasing student enrollment and persistence in STEM is a national concern. Nearly half of all college graduates have passed through a community college at…

The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English as a first language, and age predicted the seven factors of the Education Participation Scale (A-form)…