Structural equation model (SEM)-neural network (NN) model for predicting quality determinants of e-learning management systems

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1053-1066

  Sharma, Sujeet Kumar ^a   Gaur, Avinash ^b   Saddikuti, Venkataramanaiah ^c   Rastogi, Ashish ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b HIGHER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Oman)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

E learning; LMS; MOODLE; Oman; personal innovation; service quality; technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOODLE; OMAN; SERVICE QUALITY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS;

E-LEARNING;

ADOPTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OMAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 85021114115     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2017.1340973     Document Type: Article

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