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2020 » Papers » Volume 1 » Evolution of elearning tools: advantages and disadvantages of using e-learning in nutrition and human health 1. EVOLUTION OF ELEARNING TOOLS: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING E-LEARNING IN NUTRITION AND HUMAN HEALTH Authors: Chivu Raluca-Giorgiana, Orzan Mihai, Turlacu (Lazar) Luiza-Maria, Platon Otilia Elena Volume 1 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-20-061 | Pages: 470-476 | Download PDF | Abstract
The development of technology, the expansion of the distribution of the computer as an accessible tool for almost everyone did not go beyond the field of teaching. In recent years, e-learning has become an increasingly common tool in the education system. E-learning is not a single component, but is very complex, covering a wide range of approaches and methods, as well as topics of interest. In general, when talking about e-learning, we refer to learning methods in which the teacher and students are physically separated from each other by time and place. For this reason, sometimes besides the countless advantages that we identify in the case of using the elearning means for available and efficient learning, there are certain disadvantages related to the priority of the credibility of the source or its scientific basis. If in certain situations the information can be generally valid and unanimously accepted by specialists in the field, in the case of more delicate topics such as nutrition or other aspects of human health, there may be controversies or even false information or which can not be generally adapted to each individual.
In this article we conducted an exploratory research followed by a review of the literature in this field, as well as a qualitative research through which we sought to identify the degree of trust given by the users to the elearning tools used for nutrition and human health. Among the objects of the study were identified the advantages and disadvantages perceived, the attributes that make a source of information credible and applicable to users and the reasons why they choose to inform themselves through elearning platforms and do not appeal to specialists in the field. To obtain the results, a questionnaire consisting of 23 questions was used as a research tool and was applied on a sample of 130 respondents. | Keywords
Elearning tools, nutrition learning, healthcare learning |
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