Surveying instructor and learner attitudes toward e-learning

  • Authors:

  • Shu-Sheng Liaw;Hsiu-Mei Huang;Gwo-Dong Chen

  • Affiliations:

  • General Education Center, China Medical University, 91 Shiuesh Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC;Department of Management Science, National Taichung Institute of Technology, 129, Sec. 3, Saming Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC;Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Jung-da Road, Chung-li, Tao-yuan, Taiwan 320, ROC

  • Venue:
  • Computers & Education
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The trend of using e-learning as a learning and/or teaching tool is now rapidly expanding into education. Although e-learning environments are popular, there is minimal research on instructors' and learners' attitudes toward these kinds of learning environments. The purpose of this study is to explore instructors' and learners' attitudes toward e-learning usage. Accordingly, 30 instructors and 168 college students are asked to answer two different questionnaires for investigating their perceptions. After statistical analysis, the results demonstrate that instructors have very positive perceptions toward using e-learning as a teaching assisted tool. Furthermore, behavioral intention to use e-learning is influenced by perceived usefulness and self-efficacy. Regarding to learners' attitudes, self-paced, teacher-led, and multimedia instruction are major factors to affect learners' attitudes toward e-learning as an effective learning tool. Based on the findings, this research proposes guidelines for developing e-learning environments.