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E-Learning Improves Accounting Education: Case of the Higher Education Sector of Bahrain

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The aim of current research is to investigate the impact of e-learning on the performance of accounting students at universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A questionnaire was distributed to accounting employees and students. The results indicated that e-learning enhancing students’ performance and their employability skills. This study recommends that the higher education institutions of the Kingdom of Bahrain expand the e-learning context and connect learners with accounting professions.

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  1. Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain

    Abdalmuttaleb M. A. Musleh Al-Sartawi

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  1. Department of Digital Innovation, School of Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Marinos Themistocleous

  2. British University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Maria Papadaki

  3. School of Strategy and Leadership, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Muhammad Mustafa Kamal

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Musleh Al-Sartawi, A.M.A. (2020). E-Learning Improves Accounting Education: Case of the Higher Education Sector of Bahrain. In: Themistocleous, M., Papadaki, M., Kamal, M.M. (eds) Information Systems. EMCIS 2020. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 402. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_20

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