Modeling the Motivating and Enabling Factors of Students' Acceptance of Web-Based Course Management Systems

摘要

Although the online delivery of undergraduate and graduate course materials is a relatively recent phenomenon, the popularity of Web-based learning has been such that both businesses and academic institutions have experienced significant pressures to integrate online course material into their environments. Previous studies have made it clear that gaining a greater understanding of the perspective of the learner is vital in being able to comprehend the various factors involved in successfully introducing online learning. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the use of a Web-based course management system in a UK university, employing a model previously developed and assessed in a US university, and in obtaining a sample size similar to that of the original study, and employing similar analysis techniques, generates a set of results which may be compared with those of the original work. Of the 14 hypotheses tested in these studies, ten produced matching results while four produced conflicting findings, suggesting that additional work in the area is required.