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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483876503321

Autore

Khan Rashid (Artificial intelligence developer)

Titolo

Adoption of LMS in Higher Educational Institutions of the Middle East / / by Rashid A. Khan, Hassan Qudrat-Ullah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-50112-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 89 p. 30 illus., 9 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, , 2522-8714

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Management - Study and teaching

Educational technology

Technology - Sociological aspects

Culture

Technology

Sustainable Development

Management Education

Technology and Digital Education

Science and Technology Studies

Culture and Technology

Educational Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Adoption of LMS in the Cultural Context of Higher Educational Institutions of the Middle East -- Technology Adoption -- Learning Management Systems -- Technology Adoption in Saudi Arabia -- Technology Adoption Theories and Models -- How Did We Find Evidence for LMS Adoption? -- Empirical Evidence of LMS Adoption in the Middle East -- Adoption of LMS: Evidence from the Middle East -- Conclusions and the Road Ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the adoption of learning management systems (LMS) in higher education institutions. It presents influential predictors



that may impact instructors’ behavioral intention to adopt learning management systems in the context of Arab culture, as well as a unique model of technology acceptance that draws on and combines previous technology adoption models (i.e., a modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model – UTAUT2). Moreover, this study extends the UTAUT2 model by including Hofstede’s (1980) cultural dimensions, and technology awareness as the moderators of the model. It also describes the explanatory technique approach used to collect quantitative data from the instructors at higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia and were analyzed with structural equation modeling using SPSS/Amos software. The findings revealed that facilitating conditions were the strongest predictor of behavioral intention to adopt an LMS, followed by performance expectancy and hedonic motivation, technology awareness, and cultural dimensions exerted a moderating influence on instructors’ behavioral intention to use LMS in their teaching. By including new constructs, this becomes the first study of its kind exploring instructors’ use of LMS in Higher Educational Institutions of Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Middle East. It offers practical insights for a broad range of researchers and professionals at higher education institutions and serves as a reference guide for designers of learning management systems (e.g., blackboard systems), policymakers, and the Ministry of Education staff.