Understanding E-Learning Satisfaction in the Context of University Teachers

The present study was designed to test the influence of confirmed expectations, perceived usefulness and perceived competence on e-learning satisfaction among university teachers. A questionnaire was completed by 125 university teachers from 12 different universities in Norway. We found that 51% of the variance in university teachers- satisfaction with e-learning could be explained by the three proposed antecedents. Perceived usefulness seems to be the most important predictor of teachers- satisfaction with e-learning.

Authors:

• Anne M. Sørebø
• Øystein Sørebø

Keywords:

• E-learning
• User satisfaction
• Teachers
• IS success.

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