Factors influencing students' behavioral intention to use an online learning portal

The widespread introduction of Information Technology and the Internet is reshaping the landscape of the learning environment, namely online education. It is important to note that, to achieve a successful online education, it is important to understand the determinants of online learning among students. Therefore, this research study aims to explore the factors that can influence students' behavioral intention to use an online learning portal. In view of that, a comprehensive search of the literature was carried out. The literature review reveals that gender, students' attitude, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, motivation and social interaction influence an individual's intention to use an online learning portal. Indeed, online learning has changed the learning culture forever

A review of the literature: determinants of online learning among students

The use of Information Technology and the Internet as a teaching and learning tool is rapidly expanding into today’s learning environments (Liaw, Huang, & Chen, 2007). Specifically, the Internet has been used as a medium to conduct online learning and this has made learning more complex in such a learning environment (Sun et al., 2008). Sun et al. (2008) forewarned that such complex learning environments can cause online learners to drop out. For this reason, the main purpose of this review paper is to explore the factors that can influence the use of online learning among students. Based on a review of the literature, this paper suggests that there are four main determinants of online learning which are gender, attitudes toward online learning, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness

Students teacher attitudes towards computer and online learning : are they a factor in students' usage?

Computers and online learning are rapidly becoming important components in fundamental curriculum of Malaysian educational systems. In Malaysia, the computer and online learning curriculum have been incorporated into all levels of the educational systems. However, the instructional effectiveness of computer and online learning are related to many factors including students’ attitudes towardsthese technologies. Hence, positive attitudes towards computers and online learning are important variables to be studied among pre-service teachers. The main purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of pre-service teachers at Universiti Putra Malaysia toward computer and online learning and its relationships. In addition, the relationship between this attitudes and the usage of computer and online learning is also studied. The findings indicate that pre-service teachers have positive attitudes towards computers and online learning. The correlation between students’ attitude towards computers and online learning was significant