Recognition of Factors Affecting Students Trust in Virtual Universities Using Delphi Method

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Author(s): Mohammad Ali Sarlak (Payame Noor University, Iran)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 7
Source title: Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-929-8.ch171
ISBN13: 9781599049298
EISBN13: 9781466665378

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / IT Research & Theory / IT Research and Theory / Library & Information Science

Abstract

At the present time in Islamic republic of Iran the virtual universities are operating beside the Non- virtual universities. The problem that virtual universities now confront is low level of students trust to these universities. The current research tries to recognition factors affecting students trust in Virtual Universities using Delphi Method. This qualitative study examined the opinions of a diverse group of participating experts in the area of information technology and virtual universities. Data were collected through a Delphi methodology during which four rounds of Delphi were administered to determine the Factors affecting students Trust in Virtual Universities.

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