Assessment of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prospects of E-Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: the Mediating Role of Academic Innovativeness and Technological Growth

Autor/inn/en	Edem Adzovie, Daniel; Jibril, Abdul Bashiru
Titel	Assessment of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prospects of E-Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: the Mediating Role of Academic Innovativeness and Technological Growth
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 9 (2022) 1, Artikel 2041222 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Edem Adzovie, Daniel) ORCID (Jibril, Abdul Bashiru)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2022.2041222
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Electronic Learning; Higher Education; Distance Education; Educational Innovation; Technology Uses in Education; Foreign Countries; Structural Equation Models; Instructional Effectiveness; College Students; Student Attitudes; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ausland; Unterrichtserfolg; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This paper assesses the antecedents (prospects) geared toward the implementation of e-learning strategy in the HLI's of Ghana (a developing country) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The study again espouses the enabling factors that influence the e-learning system usage during the COVID-19 pandemic in a less digitalized economy. In doing so, the authors relied wholly on a quantitative research paradigm by leveraging on structural equation modelling (SEM) technique to achieve the study goal(s). The findings from 563 valid responses showed that the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 has positively and significantly strengthened the adoption of e-learning strategies across HLI's in Ghana. It also revealed that "academic innovativeness" and "technological growth & development" have a significant mediation effect on the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of e-learning strategy. In practice, the study offers contributions for universities' management and policymakers to understand the relevant factors needed urgently by students and instructors of HLI's for ensuring the successful usage of e-learning systems. The conclusion and future research direction has been presented in the paper. (As Provided).
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