The effect of social media usage on students’ e learning acceptance in higher education: A case study from the United Arab Emirates

dc.contributor.authorAlghizzawi, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorHabes, Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorA. Salloum, Said
dc.contributor.author=Abd. Ghani, Mazuri
dc.contributor.author=Mhamdi, Chaker
dc.contributor.authorShaalan, Khaled
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-14T10:12:25Z
dc.date.available2025-05-14T10:12:25Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the influence of student social media usage on the acceptance of e learning platforms at the British University in Dubai. A modified Technology Acceptance Model was developed and validated for the quantitative study, which comprised data collected from 410 graduate and postgraduate students via an electronic questionnaire. The findings showed that knowledge sharing, social media features and motivation to use social media systems, including Facebook YouTube and Twitter, positively affected the perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use of e learning platforms, which, in turn, led to increased e-learning platform acceptance by students. The research model can be adapted to similar studies to assist in further research regarding how higher education institutions in the UAE can maximize the benefits and uptake of e-learning platforms.
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3022
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherE-learning; technology acceptance model; social media; motivation; knowledge sharing; YouTube; Twitter; Facebook.
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies (IJITLS)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies (IJITLS)
dc.titleThe effect of social media usage on students’ e learning acceptance in higher education: A case study from the United Arab Emirates
dc.typeArticle
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