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- Title
The use of technology for online learning among older adults in Hong Kong.
- Authors
Fong, Ben Y. F.; Yee, Hilary H. L.; NG, Tommy K. C.; Law, Vincent T. S.
- Abstract
The use of technology to facilitate better living and learning is gaining popularity worldwide. More and more older adults are technology users and participating in online learning. While there is ample research examining the factors affecting older adults' behavioural intention to use technology more generally, less is known about their views of using technology in online learning environments. Applying the model for the adoption of technology by older adults (MATOA) developed by Kenneth Hsiche Wang et al., the authors of the study presented here investigated the attitudes of older adults towards technology adoption for online learning. They interviewed 20 adults aged 52–73 who had enrolled in a diploma course in a higher educational institution in Hong Kong. The results show that participants held favourable attitudes towards online learning after several practice sessions. While they had confidence in their future use of technology, they stated that the availability of technical and social support affected their intention of continuous learning using technology in online settings.
- Subjects
DISTANCE education; COMPUTER assisted instruction; CONTINUING education; HIGHER education; ADULTS
- Publication
International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 2022, Vol 68, Issue 3, p389
- ISSN
0020-8566
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11159-022-09957-7