E-Learning in Jordanian Higher Education: Cultural Perspectives and Institutional Readiness

Abstract

This study explores students’ acceptance of e-learning technology in Jordanian higher educational institutions. A paucity of studies that were conducted in individual institutions indicated that different cultural perspectives and resistance to change are overlaying the wide adoption of e-learning and influencing users’ perceptions pertaining the technology usefulness and/or ease of use. Our study utilises the technology acceptance model (TAM) and explores the influence of the main antecedents of accepting this technology from users’ perspectives, that is, perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) in order to reveal the country’s readiness to adopt this technology and move from individual innovations to institutional standards. The results obtained using a survey-based methodology from three main public and private institutions distributed in multiple geographical areas show that the actual behaviour of usage is influenced by behavioural intention (BI), which is directed by PU, PEU, and attitude. Based on these results, multiple recommendations pertaining to cultural perspectives and educational institutions readiness are proposed and implications of the study are discussed.

Technology Anxiety and its Impact on E-Learning System Actual Use in Jordan Public Universities during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

“…Instructors with low computer skills are most resistant to adopting the e-learning system in their teaching process (Khaloufi & Laabidi, 2017). The literature highlighted that most universities in Jordan had neglected the essential role of training the instructor to enhance their computer skills to emphasise their self-efficacy to use the e-learning system (Alsmadi et al, 2017), which resulted in failure of information delivery during the pandemic. If universities gradually engage the instructors through systematic training, instructors would not feel stressed by the sudden transfer during the pandemic.…”

Challenges of E-Learning System Adoption in Jordan Higher Education

“…To Illustrate, (Khasawneh & Yaseen, 2017) expressed that Jordan Universities lack ELS assessment to come up with solutions for usage limitations. As opposed to developed countries, there have been few investigations assessing the acceptance of users in the Jordan e-learning in higher education (Alsmadi et al, 2017). Nevertheless, ELS in public and private universities was used by Jordan a few years ago; thus, the project is still young (Jaber, 2016).…”

Engaging in cybersecurity proactive behavior: awareness in COVID-19 age

“…The acceptable sample size and the exploratory nature of the proposed model enabled us to run a PLS-SEM model in a two-step sequential approach that starts with an initial assessment of the measurement model and provides information about the validity and reliability of latent variables. This process is followed by the evaluation of the structural equation model (Alsmadi et al ., 2017). As seen in Table 2, composite reliability values were all exceeding the threshold of 0.70 indicating internal consistency reliability (Nunnally et al ., 1967).…”