IEEE Access (Jan 2018)

Use of E-Learning by University Students in Malaysian Higher Educational Institutions: A Case in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

  • Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi,
  • Norma Alias,
  • Mohd Shahizan Othman,
  • Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani,
  • Osama Alfarraj,
  • Ali Ali Saged,
  • Nur Shamsiah Abdul Rahman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2802325
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6
pp. 14268 – 14276

Abstract

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This paper examines university students' intention to utilize e-learning. In this paper, we apply and use the theory of a technology acceptance model. We employ the structural equation modeling approach with a SmartPLS software to investigate students' adoption process. Findings indicate that the content of e-learning and self-efficacy has a positive impact and substantially associated with perceived usefulness and student satisfaction, which impact university students' intention to utilize e-learning. Although e-learning has gained acceptance in universities around the world, the study of the intention to use e-learning is still largely unexplored in Malaysia. The developed model is employed to explain the university student's intention to utilize e-learning. The study concludes that university students in Malaysia have positive perceptions toward e-learning and intend to practice it for educational purposes.

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