E-learning motivation, Students' Acceptance/Use of Educational Portal in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Peru

We argue that e-learning motivation can play important rule in technology adoption and use and conversely technology use can foster student’s e-learning motivation. In addition, e-learning motivation has been mainly considered same as conventional learning motivation. But we propose that e-learning motivation is different than conventional learning. For e-learning motivation technology characteristic such effort expectancy must be incorporated. Moreover, there is no empirical proof of the role of students’ e-learning motivation on use and adoption of the e-learning system and vice versa in South American contexts. Thus the purpose of this research is to 1) empirically validate a modified UTAUT model, by adding “e-learning motivation” construct in a South American context, especially in the case of Peru 2). Try to figure out the role that e-learning motivation can play in the use and adoption of e-learning system vice versa. 3) In addition, we are considering “region” and “gender” as moderator in our model. Based on the findings we produced useful recommendations to policy makers and practitioners particularly in Peru and developing countries in general.