Factors in the Acceptance of an LMS in Jordanian Universities

Abstract

Learning management system (LMS) is an important tool and well suited as a learning tools and activity in universities high education. However, each institute has a different LMS tool that allows to users (Management, Instructors and Students) to use it for daily activity. This paper discusses the main factors influencing the acceptance of using LMS at Jordanian universities in order to improve and highlight the factors in high education in Jordanian Universities. In academic institutions this paper aims to study the Jordanian Learning Management System JLMS model in order to help the managements to select the best LMS tool for their institute. The researcher presents the main hypotheses effecting JLMS model and highlights the benefits and weakness area for each one of them. Additionally, this paper grants LMS in Jordan context as a new model (JLMS). It also discusses the main factors influencing the acceptance of using LMS at Jordanian universities, which are: IT infrastructure and culture, and the hypotheses between both main factors with perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use to generalise this model in higher educational sectors in Jordanian universities.