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The paper addresses some issues related to the preferable attributes of e-learning resources according to teachers’ views. The first part introduces general requirements to educational materials, with emphasis on their relations to particular characteristics. The authors assert that the design of learning materials depends on a variety of factors such as educational goals, teaching approach, learners’ profile, and subject matter. Further, they should meet teachers’ needs of quality flexible resources that support an effective teaching process. The second part of the research presents the findings of the empirical survey conducted in Bulgaria in 2017–18. Teachers assess the attributes of e-learning resources in two directions: which are their essential characteristics so that to be easy to use and which of them they would like to be able to change. The results are analyzed both according to the school subject (STEM or Humanitarian) and educational level. A discussion on some of the essential research findings is provided.
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The research is partially supported by the National Scientific Program “Information and Communication Technologies in Science, Education and Security” (ICT in SES) financed by the Ministry of Education and Science.
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Terzieva, V., Paunova-Hubenova, E., Todorova, K., Kademova-Katzarova, P. (2020). Teachers’ Preferable Attributes of E-Learning Resources. In: Brooks, A., Brooks, E. (eds) Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. ArtsIT DLI 2019 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_49
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