Title:	BARRIERS TO E-LEARNING ADOPTION IN CHINA’S TRADITIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
Author(s):	Wenqiang Fan, Shanshan Yi
ISBN:	978-972-8939-71-7
Editors:	Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2012
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	E-learning; barriers; on-campus college students; exploratory factor analysis; institutional level; China
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	185
Last Page:	192
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	E-learning is used to facilitate off-campus students’ learning as well as on-campus students’ learning. This study focuses on the barriers to e-learning adoption and implementation for on-campus students in China’s traditional higher education institutions (HEIs). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA), based on one survey on the perceptions of e-learning professionals regarding the barriers to e-learning for on-campus college students, was conducted to explore the underlying structure of e-learning barriers at the institutional level. Responses from 141 participants were analyzed through the EFA which identified 9 barrier factors. Findings indicated that weak external drivers, insufficient inner efforts and lack of incentives for teachers were likely more important barriers to e-learning adoption and implementation for on-campus students than that for off-campus students. Implications of these e-learning barriers and future research were also discussed.
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