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In today’s ultra modern world the traditional face to face (F2F)teaching has been replace by e-learning or online learning .Companies find this method very effective to train their employees without using up work hours. E-learning has been implemented by many educational institutions at undergraduate and graduate level in the Gulf region. Blended learning has been adopted by many schools and universities in the Gulf. Blended learning is elearning along with onsite support. This paper will discuss different modes of e-learning, assignment design techniques and E-learning trends in the Gulf region.
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Biju, S.M. (2010). E-learning and blended learning in the Gulf region. In: Iskander, M., Kapila, V., Karim, M. (eds) Technological Developments in Education and Automation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3656-8_2
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