Information Systems Review (경영정보학연구)

The Korea Society of Management Information Systems (한국경영정보학회)
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The Role of Trust in Adoption of e-Learning in South Korea: Comparison of High and Low Trust Levels

e-러닝 수용에 있어 신뢰의 역할: 신뢰 수준에 따른 비교

  • Received : 2010.05.27
  • Accepted : 2010.07.12
  • Published : 2010.08.31
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Abstract

Today, as potential uses of the Internet continue to grow, e-learning in university an education course has taken on an important role. Accordingly, to provide good e-learning services, university officials attempt to develop high quality educational content in their courses. In this study, we investigate e-learning adoption by students using the extended technology acceptance model (TAM). In particular, trust in the online environment plays an extremely crucial role in student willingness to adopt e-learning. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the relationships of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, and actual use on students' level of trust using a partial least squares (PLS) approach. This study suggests valuable implications for developing e-learning strategies and implementing e-learning.

오늘날 인터넷의 발전과 더불어, 대학 교육에 있어 e-러닝은 매우 중요한 교과목으로 자리를 잡게 되었다. 이에 따라 학교 당국에서는 보다 양질의 교육 컨텐츠 질 개발과 e-러닝을 수강하는 학생들의 e-러닝을 통한 만족도와 학습효과를 증대하기 위해 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기술수용모델을 이용해 학생들의 e-러닝 수용에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 특히, 온라인 환경에서의 신뢰는 기술수용에 있어 매우 중요한 영향을 미치는데, 본 연구에서는 학생들의 e-러닝 수용에 있어 신뢰 수준에 따른 e-러닝 수용 과정을 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과는 e-러닝에 대한 수용의 심도 깊은 이해를 통해 보다 좋은 e-러닝 시스템을 구현과 e-러닝 전략 개발에 유용한 시사점을 제시해 줄 것이다.

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