Examining Students’ Readiness for MOOCs: Applying a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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This study investigates students’ readiness to adopt Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the University of Ha’il. It applied Student Learning Readiness (SOLR) model examine constructs that might influence toward using MOOCs. A questionnaire was sent students measured model’s latent constructs: technical competency (TC), social (SC), communication (CC), and student readiness. total 111 responses were received, analyzed relied on structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings showed TC CC had a significant positive effect use Surprisingly, SC an insignificant this provide educational decision-makers designers with essential input for delivering effective
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عنوان ژورنال: International journal of technology in education
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2689-2758']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46328/ijte.284