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Research paper thumbnail of M-Government Services Initiatives in Oman

Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Capability: Can Mobile Application Perform Valuable Functions?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Compatibility: How does Mobile Application Interacts with Environments?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of An assessment of parents happiness and awareness of the effects of mobile devices on children social communication behaviours in Oman

Research paper thumbnail of A framework for evaluating instructors' acceptance of learning management systems

Research paper thumbnail of Mobile Services in Oman: A Feedback on SMS-Parking Service

Informing Science and IT Education Conference, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Performance: Is the Mobile Application Fast Enough?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Usability: Can Mobile Applications Be Used Easily?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Security: Does Mobile Application Protect Against Unwanted Usage?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Charisma: Do Mobile Applications have Charisma?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of Mobile Application Development: A Guide to Selecting the Right Engineering and Quality Features

Research paper thumbnail of Reliability: Can a Mobile Application be Trusted in Many and Difficult Situations?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Mobility: Is the Application Easy to Install, Maintain and Support?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Affecting M-commerce Adoption in Oman using Technology Acceptance Modeling Approach

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Practicing M-Application Services Opportunities with Special Reference to Oman

Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Factors in the Adoption and Diffusion of E-Government Initiatives in Oman

Research paper thumbnail of Proposing New Mobile Learning (M-Learning) Adoption Model for Higher Education Providers

Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 2018

Mobile learning remains a new frontier for many instructors and students. When compared to the tr... more Mobile learning remains a new frontier for many instructors and students. When compared to the traditional and E-learning systems, mobile learning requires the use of different learning and teaching strategies to be adopted and accepted in higher education. This article presents mobile learning concepts ecosystem with more focus on the mobile learning adoption. The article describes the results of research investigation to design a model of mobile learning adoption for higher education providers. The model main components were identified as: user initiation, user willingness and acceptance with different influencing factors including demographics, external variables (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions), enjoyment, efficiency, sociability, flexibility, suitability and economic. The provided model is part of an Omani-funded research project investigating the development, adoption and dissemination of M-learning in Oman.

Research paper thumbnail of Key factors to instructors’ satisfaction of learning management systems in blended learning

Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Nov 17, 2011

Learning Management System (LMS) enables institutions to administer their educational resources, ... more Learning Management System (LMS) enables institutions to administer their educational resources, and support their traditional classroom education and distance education. LMS survives through instructors' continuous use, which may be to a great extent associated with their satisfaction of the LMS. Consequently, this study examined the key factors that influence the instructors' satisfaction of LMS in blended learning, and how this satisfaction is related to their intention to continuously use LMS in blended learning and purely for distance education. These investigated factors are related to instructors' individual characteristics (computer anxiety, technology experience and personal innovativeness), LMS characteristics (system quality, information quality and service quality), and organizational characteristics (management support, incentives policy and training). The findings indicated that computer anxiety, personal innovativeness, system quality, information quality, management support, incentives policy and training are key factors to instructors' satisfaction of LMS in blended learning. Furthermore, instructors' satisfaction is a significant determinant of their continuous intention to use LMS in blended learning, and their intention to purely use LMS for distance education.

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Factors Influencing Instructors’ Acceptance and Use of Learning Management Systems

Research paper thumbnail of Mobile learning key influencing factors adoption based on analytic hierarchy process

International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences

From innovation adoption perspective, this paper studies learner's perceptions and willingness to... more From innovation adoption perspective, this paper studies learner's perceptions and willingness toward M-learning adoption and investigates the key factors affecting M-learning adoption behaviour in Oman and the Arab Gulf Region. Despite a large amount of research in the field of M-learning, there is so much research focused on analysing the relationship between the perceived innovative characteristics and willingness of M-learning adoption. Using analytic hierarchy process (AHP), 28 factors of perceived innovative characteristics have been analysed to examine the relationship among the perceived innovative characteristics and willingness of M-learning adoption. The results of a total of 806 learners from different institutes in Omani higher education that participated in this research showed that some factors of perceived innovative characteristics, such as enjoyment, flexibility, suitability, social, economic, and efficiency have more influence on learners' adoption of M-learning. The effort is part of the Omani-funded research project investigating the development, adoption and dissemination of mobile learning in Oman.

Research paper thumbnail of M-Government Services Initiatives in Oman

Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Capability: Can Mobile Application Perform Valuable Functions?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Compatibility: How does Mobile Application Interacts with Environments?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of An assessment of parents happiness and awareness of the effects of mobile devices on children social communication behaviours in Oman

Research paper thumbnail of A framework for evaluating instructors' acceptance of learning management systems

Research paper thumbnail of Mobile Services in Oman: A Feedback on SMS-Parking Service

Informing Science and IT Education Conference, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Performance: Is the Mobile Application Fast Enough?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Usability: Can Mobile Applications Be Used Easily?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Security: Does Mobile Application Protect Against Unwanted Usage?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Charisma: Do Mobile Applications have Charisma?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of Mobile Application Development: A Guide to Selecting the Right Engineering and Quality Features

Research paper thumbnail of Reliability: Can a Mobile Application be Trusted in Many and Difficult Situations?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Mobility: Is the Application Easy to Install, Maintain and Support?

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks, Jul 27, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Affecting M-commerce Adoption in Oman using Technology Acceptance Modeling Approach

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Practicing M-Application Services Opportunities with Special Reference to Oman

Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Factors in the Adoption and Diffusion of E-Government Initiatives in Oman

Research paper thumbnail of Proposing New Mobile Learning (M-Learning) Adoption Model for Higher Education Providers

Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 2018

Mobile learning remains a new frontier for many instructors and students. When compared to the tr... more Mobile learning remains a new frontier for many instructors and students. When compared to the traditional and E-learning systems, mobile learning requires the use of different learning and teaching strategies to be adopted and accepted in higher education. This article presents mobile learning concepts ecosystem with more focus on the mobile learning adoption. The article describes the results of research investigation to design a model of mobile learning adoption for higher education providers. The model main components were identified as: user initiation, user willingness and acceptance with different influencing factors including demographics, external variables (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions), enjoyment, efficiency, sociability, flexibility, suitability and economic. The provided model is part of an Omani-funded research project investigating the development, adoption and dissemination of M-learning in Oman.

Research paper thumbnail of Key factors to instructors’ satisfaction of learning management systems in blended learning

Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Nov 17, 2011

Learning Management System (LMS) enables institutions to administer their educational resources, ... more Learning Management System (LMS) enables institutions to administer their educational resources, and support their traditional classroom education and distance education. LMS survives through instructors' continuous use, which may be to a great extent associated with their satisfaction of the LMS. Consequently, this study examined the key factors that influence the instructors' satisfaction of LMS in blended learning, and how this satisfaction is related to their intention to continuously use LMS in blended learning and purely for distance education. These investigated factors are related to instructors' individual characteristics (computer anxiety, technology experience and personal innovativeness), LMS characteristics (system quality, information quality and service quality), and organizational characteristics (management support, incentives policy and training). The findings indicated that computer anxiety, personal innovativeness, system quality, information quality, management support, incentives policy and training are key factors to instructors' satisfaction of LMS in blended learning. Furthermore, instructors' satisfaction is a significant determinant of their continuous intention to use LMS in blended learning, and their intention to purely use LMS for distance education.

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Factors Influencing Instructors’ Acceptance and Use of Learning Management Systems

Research paper thumbnail of Mobile learning key influencing factors adoption based on analytic hierarchy process

International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences

From innovation adoption perspective, this paper studies learner's perceptions and willingness to... more From innovation adoption perspective, this paper studies learner's perceptions and willingness toward M-learning adoption and investigates the key factors affecting M-learning adoption behaviour in Oman and the Arab Gulf Region. Despite a large amount of research in the field of M-learning, there is so much research focused on analysing the relationship between the perceived innovative characteristics and willingness of M-learning adoption. Using analytic hierarchy process (AHP), 28 factors of perceived innovative characteristics have been analysed to examine the relationship among the perceived innovative characteristics and willingness of M-learning adoption. The results of a total of 806 learners from different institutes in Omani higher education that participated in this research showed that some factors of perceived innovative characteristics, such as enjoyment, flexibility, suitability, social, economic, and efficiency have more influence on learners' adoption of M-learning. The effort is part of the Omani-funded research project investigating the development, adoption and dissemination of mobile learning in Oman.