Muhammad Zubair Khan

Work place: Department of Political Science, Gomal University, Pakistan

E-mail: zubairbaluch@gmail.com

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Research Interests: Computer Science & Information Technology, Computer systems and computational processes, Computer Architecture and Organization, Data Structures and Algorithms

Biography

Mr. Muhammad Zubair Khan is Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Gomal University Pakistan. He completed his M.Phil. in Politics & International Relations from International Islamic University Pakistan. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from the same university. His area of interest is socio-political cations of information and communication technologies. He has published five international journal articles.

Author Articles
Issues of Technical Support for e-Learning Systems in Higher Education Institutions

By Allah Nawaz Muhammad Zubair Khan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2012.02.06, Pub. Date: 8 Feb. 2012

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided several tools to facilitate higher education. However, their effective use demands technical expertise to achieve the required academic goals. The university constituents (teachers, students and administrators) are given eTraining but this is not enough. Every eLearning system establishes a basic ‘infrastructure’ of computers, networks, communications and a technical department filled with ICT professionals to consistently maintain and upgrade the infrastructure, train the users and continuously provide technical support as and when required by them. Given the non-stop nature of technical support for eLearning, HEIs are facing issues in creating robust infrastructural facilities that are both competitive with the external environment and compatible with the internal user requirements. This article is a compendium of the touchy aspects in sustained technical support for eLearning in HEIs.

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