Chapter: 'User Motivation and Technology Acceptance in Online Learning Environments' from book: Adaptive and Adaptable Learning: 11th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2016, Lyon, France, September 13-16, 2016, Proceedings

• Main Author: Maxime Pedrotti (auth)
• Other Authors: Nicolae Nistor (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2016
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: learning environment; motivation; technology acceptance; self-determination
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Research on technology acceptance in educational contexts often shows little or no influence of user acceptance on use intention or use behavior. While recent attempts to factor in learners' motivation appear promising, the problem of limited explanatory value of technology acceptance models re...