E-Learning in Saudi Electronic University, KSA: With Special Reference to Employability Skills and Job Opportunities for Students

Abstract

Employability skills and job opportunities are major factors for addressing employment and national development. Rapid changes and enhancements in technology have forced universities to prepare students to compete in the changing workplace environment. This study tries to analyze the impact of E-learning on the employability skills and job opportunities of students. The mixed approach method was adopted. Three hundred eighty-seven students for quantitative analysis and twenty randomly selected alumni members for qualitative study have been comprised in the sample. The study selected multivariate analysis techniques and results were tested using structural equation modeling technique in IBM-AMOS. The word cloud method helped for the qualitative part of this research. The findings of this research show the positive role of E-learning environment on the employability skills and job opportunities of the students as per the labor market demand. This study is less explored in terms of assessing the role of E-learning and employability of business students in Saudi Arabia. Hence, this research can be of great value to all the stakeholders of universities to upgrade the E-learning environment in enhancing the work skills of students.

Perception and Challenges of Virtual Classes with Gender Digital Divide amidst and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq: An Empirical Analysis

“…Similar findings were found for university students in Karnataka, India, who have mixed perspectives about pursuing virtual learning [51]. In contrast, Delhi's school learners and Saudi Arabian universities' students have a positive opinion of online classes to sustain their academic progress throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the employment skills of university students are greatly benefiting from the widespread adoption of e-learning [29,52,53]. The findings of the present study showed that there was no noticeable difference in the positive and negative opinions of respondents regarding online learning, whether they were male or female.…”