E-learning has revolutionized the educational landscape, changing how knowledge is imparted to students and enhancing the learning process. Despite the growing popularity of e-learning worldwide, a lingering question remains regarding the behavioral intentions of Physical Education students toward its use. This study endeavors to address this…

Contribution: This study has proposed a hybrid framework of acceptance and self-determination for the use of digital textbooks in higher education programming courses. The intertwined relationships between acceptance and self-determination factors, and their joint effects on student's engagement and learning performance are all examined.…

While technological advances have led to digital transformation in many higher education institutions (HEIs), digital divide, especially among students in developing nations, is becoming a growing concern. This study aims to investigate the use of digital technology among B40 students (students from the lower socioeconomic backgrounds) in…

While test anxiety is a problem in asynchronous online courses, few studies have systematically investigated learning factors influencing test anxiety in asynchronous online courses. Additionally, emotional engagement has been identified as a mediator between learning factors and test anxiety. Therefore, this study clarified the mediating role of…

Background/purpose: The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the direction of education worldwide, emphasizing the prospects and problems of using online learning platforms. This study aims to investigate the dual aspects of COVID-19 (positive and negative) on facilitating conditions for learning quality that affect students'…

With the development of virtual reality technology, 3D multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have attracted increasing research attention and are thought to bring many learning benefits in higher education. However, the widespread and sustained application of MUVEs in higher education lies in learners' intention to use them, but the mechanism…

The current study is an attempt to bring to light the influence of Open AI adoption among users regarding the Indian Higher Education system by incorporating the TCT and TTF models. A questionnaire was designed to collect the data from 571 participants associated with higher education in India. The developed model with Perceived usefulness,…

Purpose: E-learning system has been widely acknowledged to have positive impacts on the learning process. Nevertheless, the intention to use it is globally low, thereby constituting puzzles to be solved. This study aims to proffer some insights to solve the puzzles. Design/methodology/approach: The data of the study were collected through an…

Nowadays, the teaching methods are changed from offline to online primarily for the advent of the internet facility. The Industrial Revolution 4.0 ("Education 4.0") stresses offering online courses at the university level. The study aims to find out the factors influencing students' intentions to admit to online distance learning…

Purpose: This paper aims at identifying crucial factors that affect student satisfaction with synchronous e-learning. For this purpose, a research model comprised of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), computer anxiety (CA), self-efficacy (SE), system accessibility (SA), perceived interaction (PI) and perceived flexibility (PF)…

GenAI has revolutionized higher education across the globe. One group that is particularly impacted is international students. We examined the factors influencing international students' intentions to use GenAI. We recruited participants studying in the U.S. through an online survey. Our results suggest that attitudes toward GenAI use, PEU, PU,…

Purpose: This study aims to focus on providing a computerized classification testing (CCT) system that can easily be embedded as a self-assessment feature into the existing legacy environment of a higher education institution, empowering students with self-assessments to monitor their learning progress and following strict data protection…

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) adopted in higher education are an impactful topic for the actors directly involved. For this reason, the use and adoption of ICTs aimed at university student learning was examined through a systematic review using PRISMA methodology; this review included 27 articles that met the inclusion…

Flexible education is considered the primary function of e-learning, however, empirical evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic has also demonstrated that students may seek emotional comforts in e-learning to alleviate their negative emotions. This study aims to provide a holistic view of the antecedents of college students' e-learning acceptance by…

The study evaluates the students' behavior intention toward the use of a student information management system (SIMS) at the Institute of Social Work located, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study offers a significant contribution to the body of literature using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The study extends the original TAM with the…