students enrolling in e-Learning courses at institutions is increasing exponentially

The number of students enrolling in e-Learning courses at institutions is increasing exponentially. One would hardly ever find a course of study in an institution that has not blended Information Communications Technology (ICT) or Electronic and Web based resources in some form or the other. Institutions offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are claiming millions of students enrolled in their courses. One institution claimed to have at least one student enrolled from every country in the world. Students are the main stakeholders in e-Learning courses. Students were asked about their perceptions of e-Learning courses in an effort to improve its delivery and student success. Problems with technology are the main reason that student’s dropout from e-Learning courses. Research shows that novice e-Learner’s underestimate the amount of ICT skills that are required for success. The researchers used a mix of research design methods and collected qualitative data to triangulate with quantitative data from 185 participants. The research hypotheses were then tested by applying the results to the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour (DTPB) model to further inform the findings. Results indicate that the ease of use and its perceived usefulness creates a positive attitude towards e-Learning and further reinforces students’ intention to continue. Most students are quite confident with using e-Learning platforms. However, the rest are not happy with the resources and technologies of their current e-Learning platforms. The researchers conclude that the e-Learning platform at the institution of study needs immediate attention to attract and retain more students. Thus, at tute we take care of every child or student enrolling with us so that the person doesn’t feel out of touch just like students at other platforms. The difference between a MOOC platform and ours is, we have a backend team always ready to help the child with whatever confusion he has. That’s one of the reasons to keep choosing tute.

Swastika mishra