Adoption of LMS in Higher Educational Institutions of the Middle East
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Beschreibung
This book discusses the adoption of learning management systems (LMS) in higher education institutions. It presents influential predictors that may impact instructors’ behavioral intention to adopt learning management systems in the context of Arab culture, as well as a unique model of technology acceptance that draws on and combines previous technology adoption models (i.e., a modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model – UTAUT2). Moreover, this study extends the UTAUT2 model by including Hofstede’s (1980) cultural dimensions, and technology awareness as the moderators of the model. It also describes the explanatory technique approach used to collect quantitative data from the instructors at higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia and were analyzed with structural equation modeling using SPSS/Amos software. The findings revealed that facilitating conditions were the strongest predictor of behavioral intention to adopt an LMS, followed by performance expectancy and hedonic motivation, technology awareness, and cultural dimensions exerted a moderating influence on instructors’ behavioral intention to use LMS in their teaching.
By including new constructs, this becomes the first study of its kind exploring instructors’ use of LMS in Higher Educational Institutions of Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Middle East. It offers practical insights for a broad range of researchers and professionals at higher education institutions and serves as a reference guide for designers of learning management systems (e.g., blackboard systems), policymakers, and the Ministry of Education staff.
Focuses on Learning Management Systems at Higher Educational Institutions
Provides influential predictors that may impact the instructors’ behavioral intention to adopt Learning Management Systems in the context of Arab culture
Presents a unique model of technology acceptance that is adapted comparing the most adopted technology adoption models
It can be used as a source of practical information for a broad community of researchers, higher education institutions in the context of cultural context
Focuses on learning management systems at higher education institutions Identifies influential predictors that may impact instructors’ behavioral intention to adopt learning management systems in the context of Arab culture Presents a unique model of technology acceptance Offers a valuable source of practical information for a broad range of researchers and professionals at higher education institutions
Autor*in
Rashid A. Khan
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