Development and evaluation of an online course for Iraqi students using google course builder: An analysis using the technology acceptance model

The main aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of e-learning and to reveal the students' perceptions about e-learning and any possible obstacles. An online e‑learning course was developed during the study. In order to reveal the possible obstacles and students' perceptions about e-learning, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is used. The results of this study might help to support the spread of e-learning in Iraq. An online course utilizing Google Course Builder was developed in order to help Iraqi immigrant students who cannot enroll at, or go to, schools. To evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning for Iraqi students, a descriptive research study was conducted to investigate the opinions of the students about e-learning and to uncover obstacles of implementing e-learning for Iraqi immigrant students. According to the questionnaire that was created for the students and, all the students found that the e-learning course was easy to use and it would improve their learning performance. The majority of the students found that an e-learning course could make it easier to study course content. All the students also found that studying through an e-learning online course was a good idea to help them to improve their learning performance. Moreover, all the students found that the e-learning course was important to them as students and the majority of them found that it was important for them to take an e-learning course in order to prepare for future work.