The Challenges of Distance Learning in Teaching the Faculty of Art Courses at Yarmouk University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the challenges of distance learning in teaching the Faculty of Arts courses at Yarmouk University. The study instrument was applied after verifying its validity and reliability. It consists of (30) paragraphs that are divided into five fields,on a random sample consisting of (188) male and female students. The results of the study showed that the level of distance learning challenges as a whole in teaching the Faculty of Arts courses at Yarmouk University was (medium), and that the third field (technological challenges) came in the first place with a (high) level and the remaining fields came at an average level, which are in order.(challenges related to communication and networking, challenges related to students, challenges related to the scientific subject, challenges related to faculty members).The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the statistical significance level (α = 0.05) between the means of the study sample estimates on the study instrument as a whole and each of its fields related to distance learning challenges in teaching the Faculty of Arts courses at Yarmouk University is attributed to the gender variable.