A Path Analytic Study of the Determinants of College Students' Motivation to Use Online Learning Technologies.

The objective of the present study was to model and test the extent to which previous success, online learning technology anxiety, and instructor-provided training influenced online learning technology efficacy beliefs, and subsequent motivation to use online learning technologies in the college classroom. The results, based on a sample of 280 students supported the hypothesized causal model. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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