The Reality of Distant Education and Its Contributions to University Education in Saudi Arabia: Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University as a Model

Table 7

Averages and standard deviations of proposed methods to overcome distance education hurdles during university crises, sorted descendingly

Rank	Number	Items	Arithmetic means	Standard deviations	Esteem
1	15	Providing students with knowledge search skills	3.09	1.019	Medium
2	5	Attracting distinguished faculty members	2.97	0.761	Medium
3	9	Providing the flexibility of education necessary to achieve an excellent education	2.95	0.633	Medium
4	7	Complete and diversified access to educational resources	2.95	0.728	Medium
4	13	Filling the shortfall in the number of faculty members	2.95	0.633	Medium
6	8	Transcend temporal and spatial conditions	2.92	0.631	Medium
7	1	Forming the elements of the educational process in electronic groups	2.92	0.656	Medium
8	4	Accommodate large numbers of students in programs and courses	2.92	0.839	Medium
9	6	Continuing the educational and academic process without interruption	2.91	0.598	Medium
10	10	Individualization of education and consideration of differences	2.88	0.529	Medium
11	3	Communication of individuals and elements of the educational process	2.86	0.742	Medium
11	12	Students deal directly with the technology and communication environment	2.86	0.742	Medium
13	11	Creating virtual classes that meet the demand for education	2.85	0.596	Medium
14	2	Students rely on themselves to learn	2.85	0.615	Medium
15	14	Teaching some rare specialties	2.85	0.621	Medium
Contributions dimension as a whole			2.92	0345	Medium