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Paper—Technology Acceptance Model and Learning Management Systems: Systematic Literature Review 

Technology Acceptance Model and Learning 
Management Systems: Systematic Literature Review 

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i23.36223  

Nadire Cavus1,2(), Babatomiwa Omonayajo1,2, Melissa Rutendo Mutizwa1 
1 Department of Computer Information Systems, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus 

2 Computer Information Systems Research and Technology Centre, Near East University,  
Nicosia, Cyprus 

nadire.cavus@neu.edu.tr 

Abstract—As the Internet has evolved rapidly, Learning Management Sys-
tems in recent years, particularly during the pandemic era, have become increas-
ingly popular and can effectively override time and gives people new insights 
into the education field. A substantial amount of research was performed on a 
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework and popularity in Learning 
Management Systems, in general, was indicated. However, there are gaps in es-
tablished awareness of representative academic literature that form the basis of 
research in LMS and TAM. The summary of the current research effort on TAM 
implementation in the area of LMS is the main objective of this systematic liter-
ature review. This systematic literature review found 21 related studies between 
2010 and 2020 based on the aim of this research through the systematic search of 
the most popular scientific databases. We hope that the findings of the review 
will inspire institutional administrators and users to recognize the factors that in-
fluence the quality and effectiveness of the use of LMS by TAM. 

Keywords—Technology Acceptance Model, adoption, learning management 
systems, higher education, users 

1 Introduction 

The Learning Management Systems (LMS) is a common information system that 
many institutions around the world are equipping to improve the quality of education 
[1]. Unlike traditional learning environments, modern LMS provides a gamified envi-
ronment to learners, making it more engaging and interactive, enabling learners to com-
plete courses, while having a fun learning experience [2]. The Learning Management 
Systems assists students in the management, communication, and review of the class 
schedule, work submissions, assessments, and interactions with schoolmates [3]. The 
instructor can distribute quizzes, materials, and messages to students through a Learn-
ing Management system and save time [4]. Therefore, they have ample time to inspire 
students for better understanding and thoughts [5], especially during this COVID-19 
pandemic for instance [6]. Today, most of LMSs have a mobile version that can be used 

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on mobile devices more easily, So, it can be said that LMS is the most important plat-
form for mobile learning (m-learning), which is cost-effective, more engaging, and 
more accessible than traditional learning methods. Moreover, mobile learning applica-
tions/platforms such as LMS provide valuable support for lifelong learning. Today, all 
individuals must adopt lifelong learning [7] so that they can survive in the competitive 
world.  

Traditionally, the Learning Management Systems have been studied using the Tech-
nology Acceptance Model (TAM), which is a theoretical information system that maps 
how the users embrace and use technology, the true implementation of the system at 
the end-point of technology use, and the behavioral intention that leads people to the 
use technology [8]. The TAM has been one of the most prominent models in techno-
logical acceptance with two primary elements affecting the user’s decision to use a 
learning development system or, more broadly, any new technology: perceived ease of 
use and perceived usefulness. The perceived ease-of-use (PEOU), according to [9] is 
the extent to which a user feels that the use of a specific system is easy to operate while 
perceived usefulness is the user’s perspective that using a certain system improves their 
performance, in context of students’ academic performance, motivation, and engage-
ment. Similar to [10], an individual feels that improving a certain device improves the 
efficiency of their usage [11]. These two variables are the main determinants of the 
adoption and application of information technology by individuals [12]. Also, these two 
variables form the basis of the system attitude such that the actual behavior is generated 
[13]. In this study, the literature is reviewed systematically, to offer a critical description 
of ongoing research activities and empirical data on the predictive validity available so 
far on Technology Acceptance Model and Learning Management Systems, and to de-
fine future research perspectives. 

1.1 The aim of the study 

This study aims to identify, review and analyze representative academic literature 
on Technology Acceptance Model and Learning Management Systems with the fol-
lowing research questions:  

• RQ1: How is the distribution of the related studies on publication year and LMS’s 
user? 

• RQ2: How has the Technology Acceptance Model influenced students and instruc-
tors using learning management systems? 

• RQ3: What are the future suggestions proposed to TAM and LMS? 

2 Methodology 

2.1 Research setting 

A search of peer-reviewed papers underlying studies on the Technology Acceptance 
Model and Learning Management Systems was observed using the systematic literature 

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review method. This methodology adopted a PRISMA research technique for meta-
analyses and systematic reviews. As a checklist, PRISMA is not just an instrument for 
quality assessment of systematic reviews; in all parts of articles such as title, summary, 
introduction, process, results, and discussion, it can be very useful for critical evalua-
tion goals [14]. Related scientific studies have been chosen using a three-phase ap-
proach covering data collection, data analysis, and reporting the review. 

2.2 Research strategy 

For this study, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, and IEEE Xplore 
are specifically selected for their key presentations of articles and journals on their plat-
forms. Full-text journals were examined to select papers to be included in the study and 
the papers which did not meet the included criteria were excluded. The key strings used 
in the research are (“TAM” OR “Technology Acceptance Model” OR “Adoption”) 
AND (“Learning Management System” OR “LMS”) AND (“Higher Education” OR 
“University”). Ten years from 2010 to 2020 were used as the search filters for the period 
of the study.  

2.3 Selection criteria 

A few criteria were considered before selecting papers to achieve the primary goal 
of obtaining papers that are appropriate for the study. The criteria for the selection were 
based on language, which was limited to English, and on published papers that only 
focused on TAM and LMS under computer science topics from 2010 to 2020. These 
parameters provided a straightforward roadmap for determining which papers are ap-
propriate for our study. 

Table 1.  Data collection and description 

Data collection Description 
Database Papers downloaded from Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, 

Springer Link, and IEEE Xplore. 
Search keywords (“TAM” OR “Technology Acceptance Model” OR “Adoption”) 

AND (“Learning Management System” OR “LMS”) AND (“Higher 
Education” OR “University”). 

Date of publications Studies published between 2010 and 2020. 
Language of publications The studies will be restricted to those published in English. 
Included criteria • Studies that focus on Technology Acceptance Model or/and learn-

ing management systems. 
• Studies carried out under computer science topic. 
• Studies published from 2010 to 2020. 
• Studies published only in peer-reviewed journals/Articles. 

Excluded criteria • Studies using models other than Technology Acceptance Model 
in learning management systems. 

• Studies that are open access or not full texts will be excluded 

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2.4 Selection criteria 

The data analysis identified several terms as guidelines to capture and report the 
literature findings. The search results were obtained from the five scientific databases 
that are most popular all over the world. The detailed selection process of the studies 
can be seen in Figure 1. 

 
Fig. 1. Flow diagram of the publication selection process 

At the beginning of the search in the chosen scientific databases which is the 
PRISMA research technique’s identification stage, 94 articles were acquired that in-
cluded “TAM” or “Technology Acceptance Model” alongside the keyword “Learning 
Management System” or “LMS” and “Higher Education” or “University” as described 
in the title of the publication. Since these were the findings of the search in all five 
databases, the screening and eligibility stages were observed to find papers that are truly 
relevant to our study. In that process, 3 papers were omitted due to theoretical writing, 
and 7 replications were removed as well, resulting in 84 academic publications with 
distinct titles. To guarantee the relevance of content concerning requirements of inclu-
sion criteria, the title, abstract, and text were examined (full-text publications and lan-
guages). During this procedure, 60 publications were removed due to the title, abstracts, 
and not full-text: three (3) due to the language issues (not English), resulting in 21 pa-
pers that have been duly analyzed and aligned with the inclusive criteria in the included 
stage of the PRISMA research technique. 

2.5 Data extraction 

The following information was extracted from the study in the data extraction stage: 

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• Author(s) 
• The aim 
• Research type 
• Participants 
• Most important findings 

2.6 Data extraction quality assessment 

The assessment of the quality of any research project is critical. This paper assessed 
the quality of the final 21 papers whose aim is to improve the selected articles by de-
termining the objectives of each article, their most important results, the research types, 
and participants. Participants of the selected articles are categorized into instructors and 
students, and related studies’ research methods are identified as survey, interview, or 
systematic analysis. The details of the related studies' assessments can be seen in Table 
2 below. 

Table 2.  Analyzed information from the related studies 

Reference  Aim of Study Research Type Participants Most Important Findings 

[15] 

Evaluating models defining 
the preference for performing 
tasks using either LMS or al-
ternate means and illustrating 
the importance of effective us-

age and ease of use. 

Survey 
Method Instructors 

A two-step process, inspired by its 
usefulness and ease of use, is one of 
the above models, which offers the 

clearest persuasive representation of 
the decision process. 

[16] 

Explaining the various tools 
inside LMS from a technology 
acceptance perspective should 

be identified. 

Survey 
Method Instructors 

TAM refers to the level of the com-
bination of methods and tasks. This 
particular LMS tool was inspired by 

the utility of software and simple 
use. 

[17] 
To research the impact of 

LMS on student experience 
and e-learning satisfaction. 

Survey 
Method Students 

The findings showed an ease of use 
and usefulness between computer 

anxiety and students. The character-
istics of the students are important 

to promote the acceptability and sat-
isfaction of the positive use of LMS. 

[18]  

Explaining the factors that im-
pact user expectations and 
collaborative technology 

adoption. 

Survey 
Method Students 

For project-based learning, the 
TAM can be extended to group de-
velopments by extending the TAM 
by combining additional factors di-
rectly relevant to research innova-

tion. 

[1] 
Results of e-learning system 
use for hybrid courses were 

examined. 

Survey 
Method Students 

Students put little emphasis on their 
perceived ease of use, as their pre-
diction of perceived learning assis-
tance is poor and their perceived 

usefulness is placed more on their 
analysis when assessing the impact 

of e-learning systems. 

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[19] 

Explanation of individual de-
cision-making in academic 

environments to consider and 
assimilate e-learning. 

Survey 
Method Students 

Direct ties among the core aspects 
of the original TAM indicate strong 

beneficial effects. The perceived 
ease of use affects behavioral inten-

tion quite positively. 

[20] 

Reviewed the application of 
university e-learning pro-

grams and recognize factors 
promoting the use of LMS by 

students. 

Survey 
Method Students 

Perceived usefulness and perceived 
ease of use affect each other posi-

tively. 

[21] 

To identify and evaluate the 
most commonly identified ex-
ternal variables by reviewing 

TAM study studies. 

Survey 
Method Students 

The external variables most com-
monly used are the method, material 
and information quality, device au-
tomaticity, subjective standards, en-
joyment, and accessibility. The con-

sistency of the systems and 
knowledge has positive effects on 

the usefulness of e-learning for stu-
dents. 

[22] 

To investigate studies also in-
terprets the difference in the 

generation to be useful in 
technology for students and 

teachers. 

Survey 
Method Students  

Students are more experts in using 
technology since there is a slight 

gap between generations in the per-
ceived usefulness and significance 

of digital technology. 

[23] 

Proposing a TAM model that 
would explain how young 
school students continue to 
use LMS. This model was 

verified. 

Survey 
Method Students 

These results supported findings 
from past literature that perceived 
ease of use can influence the per-

ceived influence and thus influence 
satisfaction positively and strongly. 

[24] 

To study what motivates stu-
dents to replace LMS for in-
formation sharing and collab-
oration using cloud-based file 

hosting services. 

Survey 
Method Students 

In cloud file hosting, it is very easy 
to use and more user-friendly than 
LMS which students use because 
they are not user-friendly and are 

obligatory. 

[25] 

Exploring the compatibility 
between the use of the e-

learning framework and its 
performance. 

Survey 
Method Students 

The results suggested that the rela-
tionship between e-learning and aca-
demic success can be moderated if 

compatibility is perceived. 

[26] 

Factors to explore influence 
customer acceptance of e-

book use by implementing a 
model which integrates the ac-

ceptance of the technology 
model. 

Survey 
Method Students 

The study found significant support 
for the hypothesized model, and op-
timistic and significant correlations 
between the updated TAM and the 

intention of users to continue the use 
of e-books. 

[27] 

The main factors influencing 
flow experiences and their 

role in using them were stud-
ied in this document (LMS). 

Survey 
Method Students 

The study shows that perceived 
knowledge has a favorable associa-
tion with flow experience, which 
means that students' capacity to 
strengthen institutions should be 

strengthened and returned to effec-
tive performance. 

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[28] 
Using Moodle to assess the 

perceived utility and usability 
of students. 

Survey 
Method Students 

The study showed that students per-
ceive Moodle utility and perceive 
difficulties in integrating Moodle, 

which greatly leads to how students 
rate Moodle students. 

[29] 
To test if U-learning is capa-
ble of transforming conven-
tional classroom education. 

Systematic 
Review Students 

Traditional schooling can be modi-
fied by the use of learning. This is 
primarily because students observe 
real and faithful environments at 

various school levels. 

[30] 

Developing countries like Pa-
kistan recognize the effect of 
essential problems that gener-

ate obstacles for e-learning 
flows. 

Interviews 
Others (e-

learning ex-
perts) 

At least 16 existing critical issues 
were established which serve as ob-
stacles in Pakistan’s e-learning insti-

tutions. 

[31] 

This paper presented emerg-
ing developments of methods 
such as virtual education in 
the standardization of com-

puter-based education. 

Survey 
Method 

Others (the 
components 

of the e-
learning 

standardiza-
tion process) 

Official standardized, many of 
which are under the basis of current 
decisions and proposals, are highly 

dynamic standards of delivery. 

[32] 
Understanding contact recog-

nition and communication 
skills. 

Survey 
Method Students 

Increasing students’ communicative 
willingness, which is a precondition 
for improving successful communi-
cation, were effective learning tech-

niques implemented to minimize 
their communications anxiety. 

[33] 
The instructors’ understanding 
is focused on a common LMS 

blackboard method. 

Survey 
Method Instructors 

Educators were able to see meaning 
and success shaped the priorities of 
the board. Training influenced per-
ceived utility but did not influence 

satisfaction. PC self-sufficiency 
doesn’t have any effect on obvious 

usefulness. 

[34] 

This research explored the ef-
fect of human factors on LMS 
efficacy in a mixed learning 

setting at high schools in Ku-
wait. 

Survey 
Method Students 

Help, gain, knowledge, and trust are 
the factors that have the greatest im-
pact on user satisfaction and have a 
positive effect on a good LMS and 

speed. 

3 Results 

3.1 The publication year and LMS’s users of the related studies 

The graphs below summarize the year the related studies are published and the par-
ticipants of the related studies.  

This research selected 21 final papers after the collected papers were analyzed and 
the papers were published between the years 2010 and 2020 as illustrated in the graph 
Figure 2 and Table 2 respectively. As seen in Figure 2, there is a noticeable change 
before and after the year 2016. The increase in 2014 and 2018 could be a result of LMS 
being more popular and how papers were now not only focused on the technical usage 

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of LMS but also the factors that influence students or instructors’ usage of LMS [34], 
[17].  

 
Fig. 2. Papers published yearly 

It can be seen in Figure 3 and Table 2 that the related studies focus on both students 
and instructors, the majority focus on the students because this sector of the participant 
is the main reason the TAM and LMS came into existence. The systematic review found 
that sixteen papers focus on the adaptation [22], [24], [25], [29], [32], satisfaction [1], 
[17], [18], [20], [21], [23], [27], [28], [34], and intention [19], [26] of the students. On 
the other hand, only three papers [15], [16], [33] concentrated on instructors based on 
perceived usefulness, ensuring that LMS delivers its function accordingly. As a result, 
it has been observed that most research in the past has focused more on the students 
than instructors (shown in Figure 3 and Table 2) in the learning environment as they 
are both users of the learning management systems.  

 
Fig. 3. Distribution of LMS users in the literature 

0

1

2

3

4

5

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

76% 
Students

14%
Instructors

10%
Others

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3.2 How Technology Acceptance Model influence students and instructors 
using learning management system 

TAM influencing LMS’s users (students and instructors) is based on perceived use-
fulness and perceived ease of use aimed at their purpose to use the systems and under-
standing that real use influences user satisfaction and user satisfaction influences future 
intention to use the system. [23] and [20] indicated that while perceived ease of use 
does not contribute significantly to the intention of using LMS in the early stages, its 
relationship to the use of LMS and the contentment of LMS in the latter stage becomes 
greater. Also, they stressed that perceived usefulness has a stronger relationship with 
the purpose and satisfaction of students and instructors than perceived ease of use, but 
perceived ease of use also has a substantial positive effect on perceived usefulness. It 
can be said that students using e-learning technologies learn with ease in mandatory 
contexts and have a positive experience of continuous use of LMS.  

[22] and [15] underlined that students are better suited to LMS with a little variation 
in the purpose and usage of LMS for learning and teaching. Task importance influences 
users in making choices to either perform a specific task or not and choices between 
performing the task using the LMS or not. While on the other hand as stated by 
Schoonenboom [16], the low LMS purpose can be explained by low task or perfor-
mance and usefulness or ease of use of systems. [18] and [33] highlighted that the abil-
ity to share information, training, user-interface design, and technical support is aimed 
and conducted towards the learning platforms in the collaborative learning environ-
ment. Perceived usefulness (PU) affects the assurance of LMS, and then both perceived 
usefulness and satisfaction are influenced by the user’s continuous intentions to use the 
learning management systems. [17] and [21] also found that certain factors like quality 
of systems, systems performance, information quality, and perceived enjoyment affects 
satisfaction on students’ perceived ease of use and usefulness of LMS and consequently 
their satisfaction. On the other hand, [28] underlined the fact that users’ perceived use-
fulness and challenges of LMS combined, contribute significantly to users’ rate of LMS 
usage. 

3.3 Future suggestions proposed to TAM and LMS 

Every technology has its great advantages and limitations, past research has shown 
many limitations and proposed insight into future improvements. [1] and [25] suggest-
ing future studies should concentrate on how students’ perceived assistance will be en-
hanced through the incorporation of important design-related features such as signifi-
cance, clarification, institution, communication, etc., in developing great e-learning 
systems. Also, more research has been made into how a cooperative e-learning envi-
ronment can be developed to affect the students’ academic performance positively [17], 
[20-23], and the impact on the outcomes of the e-learning systems, use of other signif-
icant aspects which have been established in previous studies [27]. The ideas of further 
development have been proposed to explore how the behavior of users can influence e-
learning outcomes, to create other advantages that LMS can assist to improve the effects 
of e-learning and analyze how this behavior can affect students’ group support.  

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On the other hand, [24] suggested that future designs should involve other variables 
such as computer anxiety, subjective norm or perceived behavioral control and role of 
personality traits, users’ continual LMS-intentions, such as the design of a sampling 
system that links individuals with less computer expertise to improve causal-causality 
skills. [23] and [18] suggested that future research can provide more objective details 
on the framework usage of students and concentrate on finding additional decomposed 
concepts that can further clarify students’ motivational perception in LMS. Also, [32] 
and [34] suggested that future studies should be pursued to better assess communication 
skills using the treatment and tracking community trials to explore the causal linkages 
between active learning policies and other communication levels so that problems over-
come can be better understood and future solutions for these challenges can be studied. 
More research is needed to fill the gaps in the attention provided to instructors, as in-
structors are also essential to the effectiveness of LMS.  

4 Discussion 

We are living in an age of advanced technology, which affects our lives in numerous 
ways and which has changed the political, social, economic, and cultural spheres. In 
modern society, educational environments have been recognized as a strong channel 
for knowledge innovation. Also, a wide range of educational technology is involved 
which supports the translation and acquisition process of information. As a result, re-
search on technology acceptability has become increasingly common in the field of 
Learning Management Systems [35], [36] and the Technology Acceptance Model is 
generally accepted as a good framework for planning and carrying out observational 
studies in educational affairs [8]. The most highlighted result in this study was that 
perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use were the main factors influencing in-
tention and continuous usage of LMS. This result was supported by Sensuse and Na-
pitupalu [20], Cheng and Yeung [23], and [1] in their studies that for maximum results, 
perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness complement each other and positively 
affect each other. Even when it comes to selecting an LMS tool to use as stated by Essel 
and Wilson [28] students perceive usage and difficulties will influence how they will 
rate the tool. The presented study analyzes the academic literature in Learning Man-
agement Systems concerning the Technology Acceptance Model. The research analysis 
provides a broad variety of tested learning technologies with various research methods 
based on technology acceptance shedding light on the topic. New extensions and mod-
ifications of the model are proposed to encompass various factors affecting the decision 
to adopt and accept, instead of rejecting a particular technology in the learning and 
teaching environment. Instructors are as important [37-40] as their students because, 
without the instructors, students will have a limited understanding of acquired 
knowledge or no knowledge at all. Since education needs students and instructors [41-
44] to be effective, they must also be in the LMS, so future studies should focus more 
on instructors as well. 

Also, the COVID-19 pandemic situation has been a great advantage to the learning 
management systems [45-47] which has brought about the growth of the LMS in major 

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parts of the world and has boosted the perceived usefulness and ease of use of users to 
achieve satisfaction and delivery of its purpose [15], [19] as LMS stands as the only 
means to continue education process without delays. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 
LMS was considered a waste of time as it is less preferred than attending lectures in 
classes [48-50]. Also, LMS is likely to be a fresh start in the global education sector, 
where the bulk of operations will be carried out by Learning Management Systems [51-
53]. Therefore, a curriculum that enables recognizable changes in student learning 
awareness, experience, and critically thinking must be built and governments must en-
sure that effective communications resources with high-quality digital learning experi-
ences are available to support technology-enabled learning for students during and after 
the COVID-19 pandemic [54] as COVID-19 pandemic has given the educations circle 
an idea of LMS usefulness. Researchers, institutions, and even students and instructors 
should integrate online learning platforms and concentrate more on LMS adoption 
based on the pandemic situation as it might take more years before things go back to 
normal. But factors that affect the intention to use and the success of LMS should be 
identified. From this perspective, the results of this systematic literature review can be 
kept light to researchers in this area [55-57]. 

5 Conclusion 

In recent years, Learning Management Systems got more popular among researchers 
because LMS involves a wide range of users of learning technology which should sup-
port the process of knowledge transfer and acquisition. However, new technologies like 
LMS should be searched before integrating human life if they can adapt and be accepted 
by potential users. In this context, the Technology Acceptance Model is accepted by 
researchers in the literature as a suitable model to identify factors that affect users’ 
opinions on adaption and acceptance of the new technology. As a result of this, TAM 
research in the field of LMS has become increasingly popular. The result of this sys-
tematic literature review found that TAM is widely acknowledged as a solid frame for 
planning and conducting evaluation in the field of education, especially when it comes 
to instructors as an essential aspect of the LMS. Also, it was determined that the studies 
that investigated the factors affecting the use of LMS by teachers were not sufficient. 
Consequently, more focus and efforts should be placed on instructors in the future in 
the context of LMS usage. Moreover, a variety of factors affecting the decision to fol-
low and approve LMS in the learning environment are proposed to be included in new 
extensions and revisions of TAM and LMS. We hope that the findings of this review 
can create awareness of the important role of LMS in e-learning, and give ideas to the 
educational institutes’ administration and teachers to identify that the factors that affect 
the quality and success of LMS usage by the TAM can be used.  

Some of the limitations encountered in this research were choosing the databases 
with the specified keywords therefore in future research; the database can be extended 
to other popular scientific databases. The data range is another limitation of the study 
which may be wide in future studies to analyze literature in more detail. 

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7 Authors 

Nadire Cavus is a professor of Computer Information Systems and director of the 
Computer Information Systems Research and Technology Centre at the Near East Uni-
versity in Cyprus. She is the chairperson of the Department of Computer Information 
Systems. She received his Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from the Faculty of 
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Near East University, Cyprus in 2007. Her 
research areas include mobile learning, e-learning, technology-based learning, learning 
management systems, and technology acceptance and adoption (email: nadire.ca-
vus@neu.edu.tr).  

Babatomiwa Omonayajo is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Information Systems 
from Near East University in Cyprus. He is currently working on his Ph.D. thesis. His 
research focuses on machine learning, the Internet of things, technology acceptance and 
adoption, and e-learning (email: 20212976@std.neu.edu.tr). 

Melissa Rutendo Mutizwa is a Master's degree student in Computer Information 
Systems from Near East University in Cyprus. She is currently working on her Master's 
thesis. Her research focuses on e-learning, virtual platforms, and technology acceptance 
and adoption (email: 20204919@std.neu.edu.tr). 

Article submitted 2022-09-18. Resubmitted 2022-10-19. Final acceptance 2022-10-22. Final version pub-
lished as submitted by the authors. 

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