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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2018.16.6.001

A Comparative Study on the Precedents of E-learning Use of the Internet among S. Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore  

John, Yongjean (Department of Business Administration, Jincheon Campus, Woosuk University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.16, no.6, 2018 , pp. 1-8 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the major precedent variables that could affect e-learning users' attitudes in two highly-networked countries and a sharply-spreading country in East Asia, namely South Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore. This research also reviewed why e-learners were using the Internet for their study and unveiled cross-national differences in antecedents of online activities, motivations, intention to use, and enhancement in performance among three countries. This paper could see if there were any differences in precedents of e-learning among the countries by ANOVA. Plus, the study uncovered that what precedents impacted the follow-ups of e-learning by regression analysis in each country. The paper found out that differences in social and cultural aspect influenced on the precedents and the follow-ups of e-learning among the countries. For example, Korean learners had stronger utilitarian motivations for e-learning while the Vietnamese and the Singaporean did not. Korean and Singaporean learners were more strongly influenced to visit e-learning sites by their friends and lecturers than the Vietnamese.
Keywords
e-learning; Comparative study; Precedent; Follow-ups; User attitude;
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