فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cognitive, psychomotor, and attitudinalreadiness of faculty members and students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences for usinge‑learning in 2019 in order to move toward the desired future of e‑learning in medical education,promote the benefits of e‑learning in the country, and provide training to each of the research groupsif needed.METHODS: This is a cross‑sectional study conducted in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,Iran, in 2019. The study population consisted of 379 students and 281 professors selected throughthe systematic random sampling in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The e‑learning readinessquestionnaire developed by Zarif Sanaei et al. was used to evaluate the students’ and teachers’viewpoints.RESULTS: The results showed that the average level of skill, knowledge, and attitude among studentsand teachers was positive and higher than the mean (P < 0.05). It had only a significant relationshipin the level of education of the teachers and the marital status of the participants. There was also asignificant interaction between skill, knowledge, and attitude.CONCLUSION: There is a need for successful implementation of e‑learning by creating appropriateinfrastructure, applying the required standards, as well as taking measures to reduce the existingresistance in this regard, which can be achieved through training workshops. The experience ofsuccessful universities in the country and abroad can also be used to implement e‑learning.