Paper Title
Ranking Distance Learning Related Risks in High Education
Abstract
Taking the increasing importance of risk-based thinking and importance of improving ways of getting education,
this paper aims at boosting knowledge about risks in high education. In line with this, the rank of specific risks in online
education according to their importance from the student’s point of view is pointed out. Since teaching process was observed
as the main process of online education in High Education Institutions (HEI), we conducted the questionnaire to establish the
rank of risks related to this process. The research also aims at identifying best methods for avoiding these risks. This can
help HEI to identify possible risks in order to improve their teaching processes by using the best methods. Based on received
71 responses to the questionnaire, using t-test and SPSS software, three the most important risks are pointed out: lack of selfregulation
and self-motivation in online environment, sense of isolation by students and low quality of communication with
teachers. Also, it is considered in the paper if there are differences in ranking risks’ importance between different groups of
students.
Keywords - Risks, Importance, E-learning, Distance learning, Teaching process.