International Journal of Computer Science Issues

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This paper discusses how the multimedia learning tools can enhance the quality of e-learning systems. The construction and use of multimedia learning tools is a relatively new pedagogy, where multimedia learning tools are a learning style. Keefe defined learning style as being characteristic of the cognitive, affective, and physiological behaviors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment. Learning style also represents both inherited characteristics and environmental influences. There are many types of learning styles; Visual Learners, learn through seeing, Auditory Learners, learn through listening and Tactile/Kinaesthetic Learners, Learn through, moving, doing and touching. Multimedia learning tools contain three types of learning styles. These three types are effective in the classical ways of learning. The most important question in this paper is; how can multimedia learning tolls improve the quality of e-learning? To get the answer of this question, we must find out what are the requirement of e-learning quality and are the multimedia learning tools meet these requirement and what is the effect they can make for quality. It is hard to assure the quality of e-learning, since it differs from the old fashion of learning.