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

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Highlights:

• Why students use Dropbox instead of in-house LMS?

• Approach based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) – 3 factors.

• Attitude toward using technology, Perceived ease of use and Perceived usefulness.

• The perceived ease of use of cloud file hosting services is above that of LMS tools.

• Same applies to perceived usefulness and attitude toward using Dropbox.

摘要

•Why students use Dropbox instead of in-house LMS?•Approach based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) – 3 factors.•Attitude toward using technology, Perceived ease of use and Perceived usefulness.•The perceived ease of use of cloud file hosting services is above that of LMS tools.•Same applies to perceived usefulness and attitude toward using Dropbox.

论文关键词:Learning management systems,Technology acceptance model,Attitude toward using technology,Perceived ease of use,Perceived usefulness

论文评审过程:Available online 19 August 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.002