摘要：Academic institutes around the world have adopted the electronic learning (e-learning) model to serve the students’ community,particularly those in a rural area or could not be admitted to local universities for different reasons.This study is an attempt to investigate the nature of barriers and challenges encountered in promoting e-learning pedagogies at Saudi universities. In this respect,King Saud University has been selected as a case study. A literature review of e-learning rationale,frameworks,designs and the current status of education reform in Saudi higher education are demonstrated.Findings have been discussed with pedagogues and recommendations that would enable the transition to an e-learning university environment are presented.
