Attractiveness of Collaborative Platforms for Sustainable E-Learning in Business Studies

Simona Sternad Zabukovšek, Zdenko Deželak, Silvia Parusheva () and Samo Bobek
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Simona Sternad Zabukovšek: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Zdenko Deželak: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Samo Bobek: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-25

Abstract: E-learning platforms have become more and more complex. Their functionality included in learning management systems is extended with collaborative platforms, which allow better communication, group collaboration, and face-to-face lectures. Universities are facing the challenge of advanced use of these platforms to fulfil sustainable learning goals. Better usability and attractiveness became essential in successful e-learning platforms, especially due to the more intensive interactivity expected from students. In the study, we researched the user experience of students who have used Moodle, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. User experience is, in most cases, connected with a person’s perception, person’s feelings, and satisfaction with the platform used. Data were collected using a standard UEQ questionnaire. With this research, we examined whether user experience factors: perceived efficiency, perceived perspicuity, perceived dependability, perceived stimulation, and perceived novelty affect perceived attractiveness, which is an important factor in the sustainability of e-learning tools. The collected data were processed using SmartPLS. The research study showed that all studied factors have a statistically significant impact on perceived attractiveness. Factor perceived stimulation has the strongest statistically significant impact on the perceived attractiveness of e-learning platforms, followed by perceived efficiency, perceived perspicuity, perceived novelty, and perceived dependability.

Keywords: e-learning platform; collaboration platform; usability; user experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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