Q: What is e-research?
Dear all, I'm an M.Phil student. I want to know the different views about this question: What is e-research and its major five implications in research?
E-research encompasses the use of information and communication technology to facilitate research. Such type of research makes use of internet-based tools and techniques. Internet-based research has made it possible for researchers to study topics that could not be researched using traditional methods. It also allows researchers to gather information from a wide population at a lower cost; for example, by using online surveys, questionnaires, interviews, etc.
However, e-research does have a few drawbacks. It would be difficult for researchers to verify the identity of online participants of a study and control the research environment as subjects access the internet-based research from various settings across the globe. Also, collecting an unbiased sample that represents all segments of the population would be difficult since everyone may not have access to the internet. You can read up more about e-research as that will help you form an opinion about this practice.
