Digital gender divide and adoption of open educational resources

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the differences in the perception of male and female students in adopting Open Educational Resources based on the Technology Acceptance Model. A quantitative survey method was adopted to collect data from 322 students enrolled in a private university in Karnataka, India. Except for registering and enrolling on OER sites, the study did not find any digital gender differences in terms of usefulness, ease of use, and behavioral intention in adopting OERs among students.

Keywords

• Online Educational Resources
• Digital Gender Divide
• Technology Acceptance Model
• Usefulness
• Ease of Use
• Behavioral Intention