
Figure 1.
Theoretical model
Source: own elaboration.
Table 1.
Respondents profile
| Variable | Categories | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 358 | 67.3 |
| Male | 174 | 32.4 | |
| Education level | Undergraduate | 185 | 34.7 |
| Graduate | 347 | 65.3 | |
| Age (years) | 18–23 | 369 | 69.4 |
| 24–29 | 132 | 24.8 | |
| 30 and more | 31 | 5.8 |
Table 2.
Item weights for 1st-order constructs
| 2nd-order construct | 1st-order construct | Weights | t-value | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value co-creation | Dialogue | 0.399 | 26.356 | 0.0001 |
| Information | 0.344 | 24.956 | 0.0001 | |
| Involvement | 0.155 | 8.781 | 0.0001 | |
| Intellect | 0.321 | 27.015 | 0.0001 | |
| Relations | 0.147 | 5.787 | 0.0001 | |
| e-Learning experience | Good teaching | 0.407 | 32.010 | 0.0001 |
| Clear goals and standards | 0.306 | 27.401 | 0.0001 | |
| Appropriate workload | 0.171 | 13.792 | 0.0001 | |
| Generic skills | 0.373 | 27.989 | 0.0001 |
Table 3.
Convergent validity and reliability of the measurement model
| 2nd-order constructs | lst-order constructs and items | Factor loadings | α | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value co-creation | Dialogue | ||||
| I think my university understands my needs | 0.879 | 0.835 | 0.901 | 0.752 | |
| In my opinion, my university treats me seriously | 0.853 | ||||
| I think my university actively attempts to satisfy my needs | 0.869 | ||||
| Information | |||||
| I feel well-informed | 0.864 | 0.795 | 0.880 | 0.709 | |
| I can easily access information that is important to me | 0.826 | ||||
| My university uses the right channels of communication | 0.836 | ||||
| Intellectual stimulation | |||||
| Studying broadens my horizons | 0.883 | 0.790 | 0.878 | 0.706 | |
| Studying helps me develop myself | 0.869 | ||||
| Studying forces me to think Involvement | 0.763 | ||||
| I am involved in my studies | 0.612 | 0.725 | 0.819 | 0.609 | |
| I spend more time studying than most people | 0.764 | ||||
| I put minimum effort into my studies* | 0.932 | ||||
| Relations | |||||
| I like spending free time with my friends from the university | 0.887 | 0.793 | 0.877 | 0.706 | |
| The most important aspect of studying are people whom I meet | 0.735 | ||||
| In the future, I intend to keep in touch with people I got to know while studying | 0.889 | ||||
| e-Learning experience | Good teaching | ||||
| The teaching staff of these online courses motivate students to do their best work | 0.656 | 0.820 | 0.870 | 0.529 | |
| Staff put a lot of time into commenting on students’ work during online courses | 0.670 | ||||
| The staff make a real effort to understand difficulties students may be having with online courses | 0.735 | ||||
| Teaching staff normally give helpful feedback on how you are going with your online courses | 0.768 | ||||
| Our lecturers are extremely good at explaining things to us during online courses | 0.772 | ||||
| Teaching staff work hard to make subjects interesting during online courses | 0.752 | ||||
| Appropriate workload | |||||
| The workload during online courses is too heavy* | 0.799 | 0.762 | 0.862 | 0.675 | |
| We are generally given enough time t o understand the things we have to learn during online courses | 0.838 | ||||
| The sheer volume of work to be got through in online courses means you can’t comprehend it all thoroughly* | 0.827 | ||||
| Clear goals and standards | |||||
| It’s always easy to know the standard of work expected during online courses | 0.796 | 0.794 | 0.866 | 0.618 | |
| You usually have a clear idea of where you’re going and what’s expected of you | 0.811 | ||||
| It’s often hard to discover what’s expected of you in online courses* | 0.784 | ||||
| The staff make it clear right from the start what they expect from students in online courses | 0.753 | ||||
| General skills | |||||
| Online courses have helped me to develop my problem-solving skills | 0.770 | 0.831 | 0.877 | 0.545 | |
| Online courses have sharpened my analytic skills | 0.784 | ||||
| Online courses have helped develop my ability to work as a team member | 0.657 | ||||
| As a result of doing online courses, I feel more confident about tackling unfamiliar problems | 0.832 | ||||
| Online courses have improved my written communication skills | 0.697 | ||||
| Online courses have helped me develop the ability to plan my own work | 0.673 | ||||
| Unable to control the important things in your life | 0.786 | ||||
| Nervous and stressed | 0.809 | ||||
| Could not cope with all the things that you had to do | 0.806 | ||||
| Angered because of things that were outside your control | 0.665 | ||||
| Difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome | 0.740 | ||||
| Satisfaction | I will gladly participate in other on line courses | 0.927 | 0.924 | 0.952 | 0.867 |
| I will recommend taking online courses to other people | 0.950 | ||||
| I am satisfied with online courses I took | 0.917 |
Table 4.
Path coefficients
| Original sample (O) | Sample mean (M) | STDEV | t statistics (|O/STDEV|) | p values | 95% CI (bias corrected) | Hypothesis | Support | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||||||
| Value co-creation? e-learning experience | 0.551 | 0.551 | 0.032 | 17.054 | 0.0001 | 0.496 | 0.604 | H1 | Yes |
| e-Learning experience ? satisfaction | 0.676 | 0.675 | 0.024 | 28.729 | 0.0001 | 0.635 | 0.712 | H2 | Yes |