英文摘要 |
The e-learning system is one of many methods of the education that allows flexible learner-centered education. It is also an information system based on the Internet. Hence, elearning provides an inter-disciplinary research opportunity to information technology and educational engineering. The increasing use of the e-learning has created one of the most practically and theoretically important issues in both information systems and educational engineering fields. But the benefits of an e-learning are subjected to the readiness and the acceptance of self-directed users, i.e., self-directed learning (SDL) is a prerequisite to elearning success. It is important to evaluate the readiness of self-directed users and their acceptance of e-learning system. This paper focuses on examining the applicability of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) in explaining self-directed users' acceptance of e-learning system in a traditional manufacturing industry context. The combination of user groups, the technology, and the organizational context is new to IT acceptance researches. By examining the acceptance of e-learning system among non-IT users, the SDL-based UTAUT model's overall fit, explanatory power, and the individual casual links were evaluated. Our result suggested that SDL-based UTAUT is able to provide a reasonable depiction of non-IT users' intention to use e-learning system. Performance expectancy was found to be a significant determinant of intention. Result also shown that user acceptance of an e-learning system requires the self-directed users to be actively supported by their organization. Based on the study findings, implications for user acceptance research and elearning management are discussed. |