ABSTRACT
The growth of information and communication technology (ICT) coupled with cheaper internet charges and android and windows-based computing devices facilitate online learning. The scaling up of the online teaching and learning process helping both educators and learners has happened during covid-19. Students have been using various platforms for online learning according to their level of understanding and as per instructions given by their institutes. The present study aims to examine the adequacy of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) as a base theory in an academic context for identification of the factors which impact academicians and students' behavioral intentions in the adoption of MOOCs. Studies have been conducted in developed countries but a detailed study where students' have undergone sufficient exposure to remote learning is now worthwhile. The cross-sectional study used a descriptive methodology to test hypotheses related to the interaction between dependent variable behavioral intention of UTAUT, with independent variables like facilitating conditions (FC), performance expectancy (PE), social influence (SI), and effort expectancy (EE). Data was gathered through a self-administered questionnaire designed using Questionpro. For data analysis, multiple linear regression (MLR) was carried out using SPSS software V23. The research model was found significant with an explanatory power of 39.8 %. The study found that PE and EE were significant influencers to academicians' and students' behavioral intention for MOOCs. SI and FC, on the other hand, were not found to be significant predictors. © 2022 IEEE.
ABSTRACT
Covid-19 and its terrible effect has shaken the globe at its core. Therefore, majority of the governments across the globe have shut down the all educational institutions for an unanticipated period to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, to this, the pandemic has triggered the experts to have a relook at the traditional method of education and learning. Therefore, integration of online education is likely to take place in conventional education system. India, to an extent, has been able to include modern information communication technology (ICT) into the education sector. Therefore, the elements affecting learners' Usage Intention towards e-learning becomes vital to be studied. This study empirically examines the impact of factors affecting e-learning on undergraduate students' Usage Intention on digital platform, using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The data was collected of 300 undergraduate and post graduate students at private universities in Rajasthan state. which was further analysed using Structured Equation Modelling (SEM). The findings of the study reveal that Subjective Norms (SN), Experience (EXP), Computer Anxiety (CA), and Enjoyment (ENJ) have positive significant effect on students' e-learning ease of use. Further, Enjoyment and Computer Anxiety showed a positive significant influence on users' perceived usefulness. Additionally, a positive significant association was found between Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) and Perceived Usefulness (PU) and both had a strong and positive influence on students' e learning Usage Intention (UI). The outcomes of the study play a significant role in policy decision making for designing a new e-learning environment in university education systems © 2020 IEEE.