Examining the Factors Related to Learners’ Intention and Usage Continuity of Online Learning

Abdulvahap Sönmez; Nilgün Özdamar

doi:10.55982/openpraxis.16.2.570

Examining the Factors Related to Learners’ Intention and Usage Continuity of Online Learning

Open Praxis

Volume 16 (2024): Issue 2

By: Abdulvahap Sönmez and Nilgün Özdamar

Open Access

|Apr 2024

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the variables that influence the learners’ intention of using online learning platforms and usage behavior continuity to evaluate relationships between variables with a model proposal and to determine the predictive power of the model. Accordingly, a sustained technology acceptance model (STAM) was developed to identify the factors that influence learners’ intention and usage behavior of online learning. The sample of this study consisted of learners registered in the Anadolu University Open Education System. As a result of the factor analyses, a 42-item measurement tool consisting of eleven factors was developed. Structural equation modeling revealed that the eleven-structured model explained 49.8% of perceived usefulness, 30.3% of perceived ease of use, 39.4% of usage intention, and 52.4% of usage behavior continuity, and all 12 proposed hypotheses were supported. The analysis to determine the predictive power of the model revealed that it has a strong predictive power. The developed model is believed to be efficient in determining learners’ expectations, supporting their adaptation to the online learning environment, and ensuring their continued usage.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.16.2.570 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X

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Language: English

Page range: 195 - 207

Submitted on: Jun 23, 2023

Accepted on: Nov 20, 2023

Published on: Apr 3, 2024

Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

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Keywords:

online learning platform,

tools,

technology,

sustained technology acceptance model,

open and distance learning

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