Interaction in E-learning

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Shaihidi, Nahid Zarif Sanaee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
• Series: Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
• Subjects: interaction; distance education; learning; e-learning
• Online Access: https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_46083_c6d8433337097a7ec9b95bcc72d87a4a.pdf

The rapid growth and increasing Information and Communication Technology leads to changes in different spheres of life including education systems. Introducing e-learning, as a manifestation of the influence of Information and Communication Technology on teaching and teaching-learning process, the concept of interaction in the learning process has undergone extensive change. Interaction is the double affair that it required two objects and two actions at least .Interaction which occur when these objects and events mutually affect each other. The main feature of e-learning, in addition to easy access to information is communication and interactive features that are based on the philosophical point is view constructivistic and participation. Constructivistic learning environments are organized in such a way that sufficient opportunities for learners to interact with classmates, teachers and other educational factors. No interaction not only motivate learners to continue their course in seeing, but also learning dose not occur. But discussing interaction in e-learning environment is much more complex than traditional education. Suffice it has to experts forced to think further of the problem of interaction in e-learning. . At present article is discussed definitions of E-learning and Interaction, the role of Interaction in E-learning and Types of interatction in Elearning environment.