TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND CONTINUANCE OF MOOCS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW, SYNTHESIS AND FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 106-132
Author(s):  
Jinal Shah ◽  
Monica Khanna ◽  
Hiren Patel

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have garnered a lot of attention and interest from academia and industry. The proliferation of MOOC platforms has opened up immense opportunities for fulfilling learner needs and improving the education landscape. It is important to understand the drivers of MOOC adoption to ensure its complete utilization. Research on MOOC adoption, acceptance, usage, and continuance has increased over a period of time. With this regard, the purpose of this study was to review and synthesize the research on MOOC adoption using a structured and domain-based approach in order to understand its state-of-the-art literature. Seventy empirical articles indexed in Scopus or Web of Science were identified and reviewed systematically using the Theories, Context, Characteristics, and Methods (TCCM) framework. Systematic mapping of studies was taken place to determine the year-wise publications, journal quality, citations, widely used theories, the context in terms of MOOC platforms and country of research, characteristics in terms of widely used constructs, and hypothesized relationships. The systematic literature review highlights Technology Acceptance Model is the dominant model applied in the MOOC adoption research. Further research on MOOC adoption is seen majorly in Asian economies with a narrow focus on developed economies. Although several review studies have taken place on MOOC, their focus has been on the quality, pedagogical or user perspective. This study is the first effort in synthesizing the state-of-the-art literature on MOOC adoption. Future avenues of research are suggested in terms of Theories, Context, Characteristics, and Methods to further the theoretical and practical knowledge on MOOC adoption.

Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousaf ◽  
Petr Bris

A systematic literature review (SLR) from 1991 to 2019 is carried out about EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) excellence model in this paper. The aim of the paper is to present state of the art in quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model that will guide future research lines in this field. The articles were searched with the help of six strings and these six strings were executed in three popular databases i.e. Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Around 584 peer-reviewed articles examined, which are directly linked with the subject of quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model. About 108 papers were chosen finally, then the purpose, data collection, conclusion, contributions, and type of quantitative of the selected papers are discussed and analyzed briefly in this study. Thus, this study identifies the focus areas of the researchers and knowledge gaps in empirical quantitative literature on the EFQM excellence model. This article also presents the lines of future research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Kiki Yulianto ◽  
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Sukardi a ◽  
Nastiti Siswi Indrasti ◽  
Sapta Raharja ◽  
...  

Interest-free financing in agro-industry is an exciting topic that has been developed by many researchers, but there is no clarity regarding the road map for future research. Therefore, formulations such as concepts, theories, methods, and research gaps, focusing on interest-free financing in agro-industry, are essential. This literature study was conducted using a systematic literature review method. The data used are secondary data from textbooks, theses/dissertations, conference papers, journals, scientific articles, and working papers. This study resulted in the formulation of the theory, concepts, and methods studied in the form of an explanation of 8 sub-topics of research gaps supported by references and explanations of state of the art. They are making it easier for researchers who have the same interest in developing and looking for novelties with the topic of interest-free financing research in the agro-industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agus Usman ◽  
Yudi Azis ◽  
Budi Harsanto ◽  
Anton Mulyono Azis

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to outline the evolution of research on airport service quality and measurement index of passenger satisfaction to explore opportunities for future research direction.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted involving a total final sample 27 articles published during 2000–2020, the source of the database used in this study is Emerald, ScienceDirect, Harzing's Publish or Perish with API Key based on set of inclusion/exclusion criteria for analysis and synthesis to meet the purpose of the paper.FindingsDimensions of measuring airport service quality are currently based on a process approach. There are eight dimensions of ASQ measurement practiced by the industry, which is different from the five dimensions of service quality measurement generally. There is still a theoretical and empirical gap, so one of the challenges in applying the ASQ measurement dimensions is bridging research with applications in the airport industry. Other findings, research on airport service quality measurement is currently focused on passenger satisfaction. The integration of expectation-disconfirmation theory and service profit chain models can be used in service quality, passenger satisfaction and profitability.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper seeks to contribute to and analyze limited articles on service quality at airports and identify further research areas.Originality/valueThis paper tries to explain the development of research on the dimensions of measuring service quality at airports. The author identifies a gap in airport service quality measurement dimensions used by researchers and the industry. The author believes that this study can provide a comprehensive thought on using airport service quality measurement dimensions for future research.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Bérubé ◽  
Theresa Schachner ◽  
Roman Keller ◽  
Elgar Fleisch ◽  
Florian v. Wangenheim ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Chronic and mental conditions are increasingly prevalent worldwide. As devices in our everyday lives offer more and more voice-based self-service, voice-based conversational agents (VCAs) have the potential to support the prevention and management of these conditions in a scalable way. VCAs allow for a more natural interaction compared to text-based conversational agents, facilitate input for users who cannot type, allow for routine monitoring and support when in-person healthcare is not possible, and open the doors to voice and speech analysis. The state of the art of VCAs for chronic and mental conditions is, however, unclear. OBJECTIVE This systematic literature review aims to provide a better understanding of state-of-the-art research on VCAs delivering interventions for the prevention and management of chronic and mental conditions. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature review using PubMed Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. We included primary research that involved the prevention or management of chronic or mental conditions, where the voice was the primary interaction modality of the conversational agent, and where an empirical evaluation of the system in terms of system accuracy and/or in terms of technology acceptance was included. Two independent reviewers conducted screening and data extraction and measured their agreement with Cohen’s kappa. A narrative approach was applied to synthesize the selected records. RESULTS Twelve out of 7’170 articles met the inclusion criteria. The majority of the studies (N=10) were non-experimental, while the remainder (N=2) were quasi-experimental. The VCAs provided behavioral support (N=5), a health monitoring service (N=3), or both (N=4). The VCA services were delivered via smartphone (N=5), tablet (N=2), or smart speakers (N=3). In two cases, no device was specified. Three VCAs targeted cancer, while two VCAs each targeted diabetes and heart failure. The other VCAs targeted hearing-impairment, asthma, Parkinson's disease, dementia and autism, “intellectual disability”, and depression. The majority of the studies (N=7) assessed technology acceptance but only a minority (N=3) used validated instruments. Half of the studies (N=6) reported either performance measures on speech recognition or on the ability of VCA’s to respond to health-related queries. Only a minority of the studies (N=2) reported behavioral measure or a measure of attitudes towards intervention-related health behavior. Moreover, only a minority of studies (N=4) reported controlling for participant’s previous experience with technology. CONCLUSIONS Considering the heterogeneity of the methods and the limited number of studies identified, it seems that research on VCAs for chronic and mental conditions is still in its infancy. Although results in system accuracy and technology acceptance are encouraging, there still is a need to establish evidence on the efficacy of VCAs for the prevention and management of chronic and mental conditions, both in absolute terms and in comparison to standard healthcare.


Author(s):  
Tim Huygh ◽  
Steven De Haes

This research aims to explore the research domain of IT governance in the SME context. To meet this objective, a small systematic literature review procedure is used. Results indicate that IT governance in the SME context has been researched previously, albeit not extensively. There seems to be consensus among authors that IT governance is important for SMEs as well as larger organizations. Additionally, many authors indicate that SME specificities will likely influence the nature and implementation of IT governance in the SME context. There also appears to be no great variety in research strategies used in this niche research domain. Regarding the contemporary state of IT governance in SMEs, authors seem to indicate that there is room for improvement. Finally, there is no published framework for IT governance that is tailored for SMEs, although the need for this is directly reported in the literature. This paper concludes by discussing some potential directions for future research, starting from the state-of-the-art of the research domain.


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