Learning management systems and cloud file hosting services: A study on students' acceptance

Stantchev, Vladimir; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Soto-Acosta, Pedro; Misra, Sanjay

Learning management systems and cloud file hosting services: A study on students' acceptance

Date

2014

Authors

Stantchev, Vladimir

Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo

Soto-Acosta, Pedro

Misra, Sanjay

Publisher

Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd

Organizational Units

Organizational Unit

Computer Engineering

(1998)

The Atılım University Department of Computer Engineering was founded in 1998. The department curriculum is prepared in a way that meets the demands for knowledge and skills after graduation, and is subject to periodical reviews and updates in line with international standards. Our Department offers education in many fields of expertise, such as software development, hardware systems, data structures, computer networks, artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, natural language processing, object based design, information security, and cloud computing. The education offered by our department is based on practical approaches, with modern laboratories, projects and internship programs. The undergraduate program at our department was accredited in 2014 by the Association of Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs (MÜDEK) and was granted the label EUR-ACE, valid through Europe. In addition to the undergraduate program, our department offers thesis or non-thesis graduate degree programs (MS).

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the motivations that lead higher education students to replace several Learning Management Systems (LMS) services with cloud file hosting services for information sharing and collaboration among them. The research approach is based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). More specifically, the model is devoted to identifying barriers and enablers to the acceptance of these technologies. A questionnaire comprising three factors (Attitude toward using technology, Perceived ease of use and Perceived usefulness) was applied to a sample consisting of 121 higher education students. Results show that the perceived ease of use of cloud file hosting services is above that of LMS tools and services and that cloud file hosting services presented higher levels of perceived usefulness than standard learning management tools. In addition, attitude toward using cloud file hosting services is well above that of using LMS tools. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Description

Misra, Sanjay/0000-0002-3556-9331; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo/0000-0002-1555-9726; Stantchev, Vladimir/0000-0002-1551-419X; Soto-Acosta, Pedro/0000-0003-4308-9781