Factors Affecting the Adoption of Moodle in Gulf Universities

Abstract

The study examined the Moodle system adoption by the students in three Gulf universities “Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain” and examines the students' perceptions towards this system from the framework of two theories: The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This study is descriptive survey research. The convenience sampling technique was adopted in the selection of 231 respondents from the sampled universities. The results revealed that the students used the Moodle system for many purposes such as doing assignments, to check upcoming events, downloading the course materials and to participate in discussions with my instructors. The results also revealed that the most impactful perceived ease of use factors: easy usage, flexibility and interaction. Finally, the study is suggested to investigate academic concerns and needs to develop the usage of Moodle in Arabian and Gulf universities.