Article: Factors that influence e-learning adoption by international students in Canada Journal: International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE) 2020 Vol.14 No.5 pp.453 - 470 Abstract: In recent years, the global higher education sector is increasingly adopting technology enhanced learning as part of the drive towards innovation in teaching and learning. In order to design and implement a successful e-learning environment, educational providers need to understand students' perceptions of e-learning. This pilot study examines the factors that affect students' intentions to adopt e-learning, namely individual user differences, perceived ease of use, perceived flexibility of use and student satisfaction. Data were collected from 151 international students studying in a Canadian public college via an online questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the best predictor of student satisfaction was perceived ease of use, while the best predictor of intention to adopt was perceived flexibility of use. An examination of individual user differences such as gender, age, education, frequency of use and previous e-learning experience revealed that only frequency of use emerged as a predictor of intention to adopt e-learning. The findings provide important insights for colleges and higher educational institutions that are interested in the design and delivery of e-learning courses that would lead to student satisfaction and higher e-learning adoption rates. Further discussion and implications are provided. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Factors that influence e-learning adoption by international students in Canada

Authors: Amy Wong; Sarvananthan Jeganathan

Addresses: Singapore University of Social Sciences, 463 Clementi Road, 599494 Singapore ' GlobalNxt University, Level 10-1, Mercu UEM, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, KL Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract: In recent years, the global higher education sector is increasingly adopting technology enhanced learning as part of the drive towards innovation in teaching and learning. In order to design and implement a successful e-learning environment, educational providers need to understand students' perceptions of e-learning. This pilot study examines the factors that affect students' intentions to adopt e-learning, namely individual user differences, perceived ease of use, perceived flexibility of use and student satisfaction. Data were collected from 151 international students studying in a Canadian public college via an online questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the best predictor of student satisfaction was perceived ease of use, while the best predictor of intention to adopt was perceived flexibility of use. An examination of individual user differences such as gender, age, education, frequency of use and previous e-learning experience revealed that only frequency of use emerged as a predictor of intention to adopt e-learning. The findings provide important insights for colleges and higher educational institutions that are interested in the design and delivery of e-learning courses that would lead to student satisfaction and higher e-learning adoption rates. Further discussion and implications are provided.

Keywords: e-learning; higher education; international students; Canada.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2020.109687

International Journal of Management in Education, 2020 Vol.14 No.5, pp.453 - 470

Received: 01 May 2019
Accepted: 26 Aug 2019
Published online: 21 Sep 2020 *

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