Factors Influence e-Learning Utilization in Jordanian Universities - Academic Staff Perspectives

Abstract

The new and rapid growth of technologies has changed the face of the world. It is being considered the umbrella for the communication and networking devices and software with applications. In fact, the development of ICT strategy is vital for the growth of the knowledge economy in developing countries. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is considered in a beginning stage in the developing countries such as Arab world especially in the field of teaching and learning process. This study therefore, is focused with the development of e-learning process through the adoption of ICT among the academic staffs in the Jordanian universities. The main purpose of this study is to examine the potential prominent factors related to the usage of ICT in the public universities among the academic staff. The main challenge of the study is to fully understanding the factor affecting on the ICT usage by applying the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior (DTPB). The findings show that self-efficacy (SE), and facilitating condition (FC) have positively affected the Behavioral Intention (BI) to use ICT in the higher educational system among academic staff. There is also a significant relationship between academic staff's perception of technology characteristics and their Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) towards using the technology in the educational system.