Students' long-term orientation role in e-learning success: A Brazilian study.

Area of Science:

• Educational Technology
• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Information Systems

Background:

• E-learning offers scalable education solutions globally.
• Cultural factors significantly impact e-learning effectiveness.
• Understanding specific cultural contexts, like Brazil, is vital for optimizing e-learning.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify key drivers of e-learning success in Brazil.
• To propose and test a model incorporating students' long-term orientation.
• To analyze the influence of cultural characteristics on e-learning outcomes.

Main Methods:

• Quantitative analysis of survey data from 297 higher education students across nine Brazilian regions.
• Development and testing of a model to assess e-learning success factors.
• Statistical analysis to determine relationships between variables.

Main Results:

• Information and collaboration quality, and e-learner satisfaction significantly predict e-learning system usage.
• System and information quality, along with usage, determine user satisfaction.
• Long-term orientation positively moderates the link between e-learning use and perceived net benefits.

Conclusions:

• E-learning success in Brazil depends on quality of information, collaboration, and user satisfaction.
• Students' long-term orientation plays a key role in realizing the full benefits of e-learning.
• The findings offer insights for enhancing e-learning strategies in culturally diverse settings.