Appendix 1.
Participants’ experiences related to e-learning in dental schools
| Subcategory | Category | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Challenges of elearning | ||
| Lack of reliable evaluation | ||
| Lack of interaction in the educational process | Unaccountability of elearning in dental education | The ups and downsof elearning in dentistry |
| Electronic limitations in clinical education | ||
| Inadequate elearning platform in dentistry | ||
| Limitation of observation and interaction with the patient in elearningSystemic problemsLack of elearning rules | ||
| Lack of structured evaluation of elearning process | ||
| Lack of elearning planningNonparticipation of studentsStudents’ unpreparedness | ||
| Inability of students to learn in the process of elearning | ||
| Students’ lack of motivation | Challenges of human resource empowerment in the elearning process | |
| Resistance of professors | ||
| Avoidance of technology | ||
| Lack of belief in the effectiveness of e-learning | ||
| Educational design in elearning process | ||
| Planning to implement elearning planning for feedback to learners | ||
| Execution of educational program | Planned education | |
| Use of interactive techniques in elearning process | ||
| Growing capabilities of educational technologies |