Blockchain Technology Adoption in Smart Learning Environments

Nazir Ullah, Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Osama Alfarraj and Fahad Mohammed Alblehai
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Nazir Ullah: School of Management and Engineering, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani: Computer Science Department, Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi Arabia
Osama Alfarraj: Computer Science Department, Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi Arabia
Fahad Mohammed Alblehai: Computer Science Department, Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: The conventional education system in developing countries has been enhanced recently by implementing the latest technology of distributed ledger. Disruptive technology is a fundamental requirement for greater accountability and visibility. We explored the key factors affecting the intentions of educational institutions to use blockchain technology for e-learning. This study proposed an expanded model of Technology Acceptance Model by integrating the diffusion of innovation theory. Based on an online survey, the conceptual model was tested and validated using structural equation modeling. The results showed that compatibility had a significant impact on blockchain use in smart learning environments. Other significant effects were also found on adoption of blockchain technology. This study offers an expanded Technology Acceptance Model for implementing blockchain that could assist decision makers in building a smart learning environment for the educational institutes for the emerging economies.

Keywords: blockchain; diffusion of innovation theory; TAM; e-learning; distributed ledger technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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