Investigating Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning Effectiveness: A Case Study in Higher Education

Abstract

High demands of comfortable and effective education atmosphere have revamped the education national policy to provide e- learning with comprehensive and attractive interactive platforms including the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). One hundred and twenty-three (123) students from two (2) faculties were selected to answer the online questionnaires consisting thirty- four (34) items and the data was analysed using SPSS. The questionnaires are constructed based on the integration of technology acceptance models which are the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and; the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data analysis involved a frequency analysis and comparison of mean among variables. The interpretation of analysis was made based on the mean score table. The results obtained from the analysis indicated a high acceptance in the use of e-Learning system. Although it has been agreed that e-learning system is a helpful tool in a learning process, the quality of the system should be enhanced to increase the use of e-Learning. Findings showed that the developers should emphasise on creating an e-learning system that are useful and easy to use. Virtual interactivity element between the learners and instructors will become the future focus to produce highly effective e-learning application systems.