Orta Doğu'da Öğrenicilerin E-Öğrenme Kabulü ile İlgili Yapılan Çalışmaların Analizi ve Genişletilmiş Bir Teknoloji Kabul Modelinin Önerilmesi

E-learning applications can result in various expectations, attitudes and needs based on the users’ geographical regions and cultural roots, therefore, design of e-learning systems by taking into account the individuals’ cultural and demographic attributes is crucial for an effective learning environment. This study considers 44 researches that assess users’ e-learning acceptance characteristics in 10 different Middle Eastern countries, where 45 external variables are proposed as predeterminants of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), both of which are Technology Acceptance Model’s (TAM) belief components. 75 hypotheses are tested 155 times where these external variables are presented to be the antecedents of the belief components. With the help of a region-based literature review; it is aimed to identify the factors causing users’ system acceptance in the Middle East. As a result, an extended TAM is proposed for the Middle East by incorporating the most frequently accepted hypotheses into the original TAM.

Analysis of the Studies on E-learning Acceptance of Learners in the Middle East and the Proposal of an Extended Technology Acceptance Model

E-learning applications can result in various expectations, attitudes and needs based on the users’ geographical regions andcultural roots, therefore, design of e-learning systems by taking into account the individuals’ cultural and demographicattributes is crucial for an effective learning environment. This study considers 44 researches that assess users’ e-learningacceptance characteristics in 10 different Middle Eastern countries, where 45 external variables are proposed as predeterminants of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), both of which are Technology AcceptanceModel’s (TAM) belief components. 75 hypotheses are tested 155 times where these external variables are presented to be theantecedents of the belief components. With the help of a region-based literature review; it is aimed to identify the factorscausing users’ system acceptance in the Middle East. As a result, an extended TAM is proposed for the Middle East byincorporating the most frequently accepted hypotheses into the original TAM.

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