Antecedents of the Students’ Acceptance of Online Courses: A test of UTAUT in the context of Sri Lankan Higher Education
Keywords:
Technology Acceptance, UTAUT, Online Courses, Information Systems, Behavioral IntentionAbstract
The research comprehensively assessed the nomothetic validity of unified theory of acceptance and use of
technology (UTAUT) in a voluntary environment with respect to Sri Lankan higher education. State university students in
Sri Lanka who are having online learning experience, were considered, as the target population and the model of this
study was tested with a field sample of 348 students.A measuring instrument with 5-point likert scale has used to obtain
responses. First, the descriptive statistics of the study elaborated the primary data of the analysis. Secondly, the
regression analysis was applied to analyze the relationships demarcated in the theoretical model of the study.
Subsequently, the hypotheses were substantiated, by emphasizing the relationship among antecedents and online course
acceptance. The factors, which are highly influential to enhance the level of technology acceptance of online courses,
were filtered at the end, in order to take necessary management decisions and investments.
