Abstract
Background: The study was established based on the inherent challenges of traditional learning systems, which require to be addressed. Arguably, social media can address many challenges of traditional learning if used properly. On this basis, it was important for the study to determine factors associated with the adoption of social media in learning.Objectives: This study determines the relationship between the ease of use and the usefulness of social media to its adoption. Moreover, it shows whether the perceived security of social media relates to its adoption in the learning environment of higher learning students. The objectives were met through testing hypotheses.Methods: Overall, the study was objective and followed the positivism philosophical stance. It adopted the survey research design. Data were collected through the use of a closed-end questionnaire and was tested using descriptive statistics and the One-Way ANOVA model. The generalisation of the results of tested hypotheses is allowed to the population with characteristics similar to that of the study.Results: Social media offer a good platform for the learning process. Moreover, necessary efforts are required to enhance the perception of users on the usefulness of social media, and improve their awareness of security issues because they relate with the adoption of social media. Also, the complexity of social media relates with to adoption. An ease of use platform enhances the adoption.Conclusion: Social media offer a suitable platform for the extension of traditional classes. Their use would be more effective provided that users are aware of maintaining their safety, able to apply social media tools and able to share the content useful to their learning process. Moreover, the study recommends further studies in specific social media.
Highlights
The study was established based on the inherent challenges of traditional learning systems, which require to be addressed
Necessary efforts are required to enhance the perception of users on the usefulness of social media, and improve their awareness of security issues because they relate with the adoption of social media
Social media offer a suitable platform for the extension of traditional classes
Summary
The study was established based on the inherent challenges of traditional learning systems, which require to be addressed. The traditional method of learning becomes more beneficial to learners who manage to access recommended learning venues. The introduction of the information and communication technology (ICT) addresses many challenges of the traditional learning environment. Modern ICT tools allow the learning process to proceed without (or with minimum) physical structures (Kamba 2009). At first, such tools were used to support distance learning programmes through storing lecture notes, videos and audio files in compact discs (CDs), floppy discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs) and others (Chawinga & Zozie 2016; Mnyanyi, Bakari & Mbwette 2010). The reliability and efficiency was improved, it was not completely assured
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