TY - GEN
T1 - E-learning in accounting programmes in Hong Kong
T2 - 10th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2017
AU - Wong, Billy Tak Ming
AU - Li, Kam Cheong
AU - Wong, Beryl Yuen Yee
AU - Yau, Joseph Shiu Wing
N1 - Funding Information:
The work described in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (UGC/IDS16/15).
Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper reviews the evolution of e-learning in accounting programmes in Hong Kong and, as a case study, reports an evaluation of the effectiveness of e-learning in one of the programmes. The fast pace of economic development in Hong Kong since the 1960s has created an increasing demand for qualified professional accountants, who have been facing rapid challenges from the global socio-economic changes. To equip the future professional accountants to cope with the required competences, the tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been employing e-learning as an important blended learning mode of knowledge-sharing and motivating the accounting students to develop lifelong learning skills. This paper covers the historical background and adoption of e-learning in accounting education during the past decades, showing how its evolution has been in line with the overall technological developments in education delivery as well as the accounting industry. On this basis, the e-learning practice of an accounting programme was evaluated for its effectiveness. The findings showed that students were satisfied with the overall quality of the e-learning facilities provided on campus, but technical support was an area which may hinder the effective use of the facilities.
AB - This paper reviews the evolution of e-learning in accounting programmes in Hong Kong and, as a case study, reports an evaluation of the effectiveness of e-learning in one of the programmes. The fast pace of economic development in Hong Kong since the 1960s has created an increasing demand for qualified professional accountants, who have been facing rapid challenges from the global socio-economic changes. To equip the future professional accountants to cope with the required competences, the tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been employing e-learning as an important blended learning mode of knowledge-sharing and motivating the accounting students to develop lifelong learning skills. This paper covers the historical background and adoption of e-learning in accounting education during the past decades, showing how its evolution has been in line with the overall technological developments in education delivery as well as the accounting industry. On this basis, the e-learning practice of an accounting programme was evaluated for its effectiveness. The findings showed that students were satisfied with the overall quality of the e-learning facilities provided on campus, but technical support was an area which may hinder the effective use of the facilities.
KW - Accountancy profession
KW - Accounting education
KW - Blended learning
KW - E-learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020440923&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-59360-9_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-59360-9_9
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85020440923
SN - 9783319593593
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 97
EP - 105
BT - Blended Learning
A2 - Yang, Harrison
A2 - Kwok, Lam-for
A2 - Cheung, Simon K.S.
A2 - Lee, Lap-Kei
A2 - Ma, Will W.K.
Y2 - 27 June 2017 through 29 June 2017
ER -
