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Adoption of Technology-Mediated Distance Education: A longitudinal analysis
Authors:Zafer D Ozdemir  Jason Abrevaya
Affiliation:1. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA;2. Department of Economics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Abstract:We investigated the factors that facilitated the fast adoption and utilization of Technology-Mediated Distance Education (TMDE) among higher education institutions. Our analysis was based on a rich data set on the utilization of TMDE between the 1997–1998 and 2000–2001 academic years. The analysis showed that size, public/private status, and location significantly predicted its actual adoption. Being in an urban location negatively affected enrollment in the courses at the undergraduate but not at the graduate level. While the intent to adopt TMDE correlated significantly with actual adoption, many schools that were not interested in TMDE in 1997–1998 adopted it by 2000–2001. Interestingly, late adopters utilized certain technologies as frequently as early adopters, such as synchronous Internet-based instruction and the use of CD-ROMs.
Keywords:Technology-Mediated Distance Education  E-learning  Online learning  Adoption
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