c4bd9aa2-ad24-4098-aa00-53e62de5a33720210128055721710naunmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositInternational Journal of Education and Information Technologies2074-131610.46300/9109http://www.naun.org/cms.action?id=3037430202043020201410.46300/9109.2020.14http://www.naun.org/cms.action?id=23206Hind RasheedAlqirnasTechnology- University of Hail- KSA, Hail, , 81481 Hail, KSAVirtual classrooms are online environments that enable students and teachers to interact as if they were face to face in real classes. It seeks to develop the efficiency and quality of teaching and learning. However, using virtual classrooms as an alternative of real classes is relatively new in Saudi universities. The study explores students' perception of virtual classrooms as an alternative of real classes. The technology acceptance model is used as a theoretical framework to explain students' acceptance or rejection of virtual classrooms as an alternative to real classes. 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