Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 7, No. 4, 2017, 1888-1893 1888 www.etasr.com Kanwal et al.: Critical Factors of E-Learning Adoption and Acceptance in Pakistan: A Literature Review Critical Factors of E-Learning Adoption and Acceptance in Pakistan: A Literature Review Faria Kanwal Mariam Rehman Komal Bashir Uzma Qureshi Computer Science Department Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan faria.kanwal@gmail.com Computer Science Department Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan dr.mrehman13@gmail.com Computer Science Department Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan komal.bashir@gmail.com Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan uzmaqr69@gmail.com Abstract—This review paper examines the prior studies on critical factors of e-learning adoption in Pakistan. The search terms identified 40 papers reporting 25 conceptual and qualitative and 15 quantitative evidence about the e- learning adoption and critical factors that may influence the adoption of e-learning in Pakistan. The findings revealed that modern paradigm shift requires the in-depth analysis of government policies, institutional and management role, students and faculty attitude, social norms, cultural values as well as technological advancement. These factors may directly or indirectly affect the intention of students towards e-learning adoption. The lack of quantitative evidences illustrate that policy makers, practitioners and researchers need to pay attention for further research of identifying and analyzing the critical factors which enhances the e-learning adoption in Pakistan. Keywords-e-learning; adoption; acceptance; success; factors I. INTRODUCTION E-learning is an amalgamated concept taken from computer science, information technology, education and psychology defined by academics, researchers and practitioners as an information system used to deliver knowledge (in the form of text, audio and video) via intranet, extranet, internet, interactive TV or satellite among learners [1, 2]. In another context, e- learning provides and disseminates information used for corporate training - such as training in technological skills in order to improve performance within an organization [3]. With the rapid growth of information and communication technologies, e-learning is the most promising medium of learning and teaching in the educational system. The advent of technology in the traditional structure of education has reshaped the teaching and learning paradigm. E-learning is the new paradigm. In the era of knowledge management and dissemination, e-learning has proven to be a cost-effective solution of delivering knowledge irrespective of time and geographical boundaries [4]. In addition, this learning approach has increased the interaction and communication of students not only amongst themselves but also with their instructors as well [5]. As a result, e-learning is growing at an astonishing rate among educational institutions to gain the maximum benefit of this new paradigm [6]. With technological advancements, e-learning is proving to be the most favorable medium of communication and learning irrespective of geographical boundaries. The developed countries showed a significant progress in e-learning adoption and acceptance. Although e-learning systems offer great flexibility in learning, teaching and communication, they also present numerous challenges that would significantly affect their continuous use [7]. The basic measure of successful implementation in e-learning systems depends on the adoption, acceptance and continued use [8]. Student acceptance and continued use is essential in the implementation of e-learning [8-9]. It should be noted that the dropout rate in developed countries is 20-40% [10-11]. E-learning, in many institutes, is facing numerous challenges like administrative, organizational, technological and human aspects that highly impact the e- learning continuous intentions. These challenges must be identified and explored to overcome the failure rate of e- learning among students. It is vital to understand the students’ needs, investigate the external factors and encounter hitches that may impact on the adoption, acceptance and intention towards e-learning [12]. In addition, students are unable to take advantage of these systems unless they are willing to use them. The effectiveness and efficiency of e-learning systems depend on students’ attitudes, adoption and acceptance of modern technology [13-16]. Therefore, it is essential to explore factors that elucidate students’ acceptance, intention and attitude towards using e-learning systems. Prior use of technology, instructor attributes, institutional and management support and environment of e-learning are the frequently discussed critical factors in context of e-learning [17-20]. With the benefits of integrating e-learning in HEIs, there are numerous limitations to incorporate ICT with the traditional learning. Poor technology infrastructure, lack of business strategies, students’ frustration against web based education and rapid change in the technology may cause failure to students’ acceptance of technology and technology continuance [12, 21]. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 7, No. 4, 2017, 1888-1893 1889 www.etasr.com Kanwal et al.: Critical Factors of E-Learning Adoption and Acceptance in Pakistan: A Literature Review The critical success factors are evaluated as external variables in e-learning adoption and acceptance. Furthermore, it has been stated that there is no universal model for e-learning adoption [22, 23]. The adoption and acceptance is influenced by the contextual, cultural, social and technological differences of countries [22, 24]. The acceptance and refusal of technology adoption may depend on culturally dependent contextual factors [25]. II. E-LEARNING STATUS IN PAKISTAN The penetration of ICT in the educational system has alleviated online learning in developed countries, as they try to cope with the new technology. Pakistan is one of the countries trying harder to uplift the education system using modern technologies. The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has amended regulatory settings to encourage growth of the ICT by ensuring the availability of internet in the country. The population of Pakistan is 170 millions and the adult literacy rate is 58%. In fact, the progress made in the higher education sector of Pakistan has not been encouraging for the past few decades. Higher education faces numerous problems in this regard. The five year ranking of Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) is presented in Table I. According to the ranking, higher education & training has achieved a below average score. Furthermore, their technology readiness is also below average. Basic and higher education access has been continuously defied in the country. Basically, education is given low priority with an expenditure of only 2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). TABLE I. GCI RANKING OF PAKISTAN Year Overall Rank/ Total economies Higher Education & Training Technology Readiness Rank Score (1-7) Rank Score (1-7) 2011-2012 118/142 112 3.01 115 2.94 2012-2013 124/144 124 2.99 118 2.90 2013-2014 133/148 129 2.76 118 2.90 2014-2015 129/144 127 2.8 114 2.80 2015-2016 122/138 123 2.91 119 2.73 Pakistan’s educational facts are poor and e-learning in higher education institutes (HEIs) remain at the early stages of its development and implementation. In this regard, the GoP is trying hard to provide quality education in both urban and rural areas. Furthermore, the GOP and the Ministry of Education have invited universities to establish learning management systems. III. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY This paper is mainly descriptive in nature, as the authors were interested in identifying the status of e-learning in Pakistan, underutilization of modern technologies and the literature gap that exist. Thus, by conducting a systematic literature review on e-learning adoption and critical factors of adoption in Pakistan, we will contribute to both the policy makers in HEIs and researchers. The policy makers in HEIs will be facilitated to unfold the critical success factors. IV. RESEARCH QUESTIONS A) E-learning adoption and acceptance in Pakistan A questionnaire was used to provide hard evidence to provision the adoption and acceptance of e-learning in Pakistan. This review forms on the basis of research carried out in the domain of e-learning concepts, adoption and acceptance predominantly in Pakistan. B) Critical success factors of e-learning adoption in Pakistan The next question arises whether the critical success factors of e-learning adoption and acceptance in Pakistan is measured (Table II). TABLE II. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAPERS IN THE CASE OF PAKISTAN V. DATA COLLECTION A) Database Searched This research intends to assess the research published on adoption of e-learning in Pakistan and the critical factors that may influence the adoption in Pakistan. Science Direct, Emerald, Elsevier, IEEE, ACM and some international and local journals are identified as relevant databases. The databases were searched from 2001 to 2016. B) Search Terms The search term that was used included terms for e-learning adoption in Pakistan and critical success factors of e-learning adoption in Pakistan. This search term help to determine the scope of the study since many of studies include e-learning adoption, but more specific criteria “Pakistan” was used. We identified the total publications in the specific domain, types of publication (Literature review, Conceptual and qualitative , quantitative evidences, case study) and types of data analysis techniques used (Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modelling). C) Selection of papers for inclusion in the review A number of further criteria were specified to select appropriate studies for inclusion in the review. To be included in the review, papers had to refer to (a) e-learning adoption in Pakistan and (b) critical success factors of e-learning adoption in Pakistan. Moreover, 40 papers met with the inclusion criteria and were identified as relevant to the current study. Table III illustrates the databases searched along with the number of papers in the case of Pakistan. VI. DATA ANALYSIS A) Yearly publications As presented in Figure 1, no publication focusing on Pakistan was found from 2001-2005. This trend changed in 2006-2010 and 7 publications were found. The trend of e- learning in Pakistan has noticeably changed for the last six years and the 33 of publication was recorded in 2011-2016. Items Total number of papers searched Total number of papers in case of Pakistan A 2840 40 B 1930 25 Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 7, No. 4, 2017, 1888-1893 1890 www.etasr.com Kanwal et al.: Critical Factors of E-Learning Adoption and Acceptance in Pakistan: A Literature Review This increasing trend clearly shows the significance of e- learning in Pakistan. On the whole this increasing trend in the publications highlights the awareness and importance of this area among the researchers and practitioners. B) Types of publication In this section, the authors classify the recorded list of 40 papers based on the publication type. The data presented in Figure 2 demonstrate that many of the publications are conceptual and qualitative research papers, followed by the limited number of research papers based on quantitative analysis. The total conceptual and qualitative papers are 25 and the quantitative evidences in this context are 15 in number. This limited number of publications clearly depicts that this growing trend of technology need attention of researchers and practitioners. Critical success factors of e-learning adoption should be identified and tested to successfully implement e- learning in Pakistan. Table IV depicts the quantitative evidences in the case of Pakistan. TABLE III. NUMBER OF PAPERS MEETING INCLUSION CRITERIA Database Searched Total number of papers searched Number of papers in case of Pakistan Science Direct 73 1 Emerald 6 2 Elsevier 25 0 IEEE 110 0 ACM 127 0 Other Journals (International & Local) 44 37 Total 40 Fig. 1. Total number of publications Fig. 2. Types of Publications VII. DISCUSSION E-learning adoption and acceptance, in Pakistan is in the rudimentary stages of its development [26-28]. The literature shows that Pakistan is also experiencing diverse issues in the successful implementation of e-learning. Demographic factors, social factors, non-compliance with the system, infrastructure, and lack of experienced faculty, internet access, cultural and political concerns are the immense hurdles of e-learning implementation in Pakistan [22, 29-30]. Moreover, the development and implementation faces numerous challenges. The socio-economic situations, technological aptitude, and personality traits of individuals have been identified as great hurdles in e-learning adoption and acceptance. Researchers have paid lot of attention in exposing the hurdles of implementing e-learning in Pakistan. In [31], authors reported that the GoP is overwhelmingly developing and implementing ICT infrastructure without evaluating the realistic need and utilization in respective sectors. In the case of Pakistan, it is identified that successful integration of ICT in HEIs demands that critical factors should be analyzed and merged into a locally developed model of technology adoption [38]. To investigate the numerous challenges faced by Pakistan in the deployment of e-learning systems a research study was conducted in a private university in Pakistan to identify the barriers and issues in successful adoption of e-learning [58]. The study concluded that computer access, technical language, and privacy issues are the major challenges. In another study, it was emphasized that hardware and technology support, teachers’ and students’ intention to use e-learning systems, and a knowledge and communication gap among stakeholders (users, developers, and policy makers) may lead to the failure of implementation and policy processes [29]. Among all the related concerns, the pre-requisite for policy makers, practitioners, experts, and system developers is to analyze the factors that may significantly affect students’ attitude and positively influence their continued use of e- learning systems. Furthermore, an investigation found that there is no universal model for e-learning adoption as acceptance and refusal may depend on contextual factors that are culturally dependent. In this study, it was also highlighted that the users’ organizational characteristics, social environment, and ICT-policies of Pakistan are different from any other country [22]. In addition, the success of e-learning systems does not depend on the availability of technology. The problem arises when the system is not designed from the students’ perspective due to differences in terms of culture and social impact [36]. Another study explored how one of the reasons for low adoption and acceptance is poor local research [35]. It is highly necessary to record users’ views and requirements according to the local context for the successful implementation of e- learning systems. Some experts also highlighted the need to work on the theoretical and conceptual framework of e-learning adoption in the educational sector [59]. Moreover, experts identified that understanding and assessment of human requirements in the planning and implementation processes of e-learning are critical for the government and policy makers [34]. Another study identified low student motivation, shortage Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 7, No. 4, 2017, 1888-1893 1891 www.etasr.com Kanwal et al.: Critical Factors of E-Learning Adoption and Acceptance in Pakistan: A Literature Review of qualified faculty, lack of educational facilities, and access to higher education as the major problems in Pakistan [25]. Some of the studies present the quantitative facts in adoption and acceptance of e-learning. Authors in [37] investigated the cultural factors, course contents and human-computer interaction. The results revealed that the medium of instruction affects learner outcome whereas computer interaction should be considered while designing the system. TABLE IV. QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF PAKISTAN Reference Critical Success Factors Target audience [45]  Cultural  Power distance  Uncertainity avoidance Faculty [46]  Information quality  System quality  Service quality Student [47]  Synchronous mode  Asynchronous mode Student [48]  Technology quality  Usefulness Student [49]  Cultural  Management support  Subjective norm  PU & PEOU Faculty [25]  Cultural  Personal  Social  Technical  Institutions Domain experts [50]  Categorization of critical factors  Software  Technical  Institutional  Cultural  Personal Faculty [51]  Capacity building Student Employee [52]  Social sites used as tool Student [53]  Learning style  Age Employee [54]  Infrastructure perspective Student [53]  Learning style Employees [55]  Compared the traditional learning with e-learning Student [56]  E-learning predictors (educational technologies, development and use)  Satisfaction, problems and prospects Faculty and Management [30]  E-learning predictors and use practices Faculty and administrator [57]  Problems of e-learning Academic staff and management In [54], authors investigated the learning objectives and demographic factors on behavior, especially intention towards use, concluded that learning objectives have positive influence on behavior intention through perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use whereas the demographic factors have no influence on behavior Intention. 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