A Study on Barriers Contributing to an Effective Online Learning Among Undergraduates’ Students

Abstract

The purpose of technology is to ease people’s daily routines. Technology is applied everywhere, even in the field of education. The numbers of students who join at least one online course are increasing every year. This study is established to find out the factors and barriers of online learning. Barrier is defined as something (such as fence or natural obstacle) that prevents processes from being complete or running smoothly. Even before the using of online learning, it is imperative to address the barriers that can cause failure in online education. Hence, this research aims to investigate the relationships between attitude, technology skills, personal skills and interruption with the barriers contributing to effective online learning among undergraduates. Simple random sampling technique was employed to collect the data. Four hundred one undergraduates of UiTM Johor became the respondents of this study. Partial Least Squares (PLS) method was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that attitude and technology skills were significant determinants to the barriers of effective online learning among students. Findings from the study could benefit higher learning institutions to enhance and improve this platform in the future.