Student Acceptance of Online Learning

Abstract

The accelerated adoption of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for the exploration of college student acceptance of online learning. We examine whether previous experience with online learning results in students’ greater acceptance of this modality as a valid educational experience. Findings are generated using original survey data from Park University undergraduate and graduate students. Our results have the potential to guide faculty and administrators regarding how online learning might be introduced and promoted, the pace at which their institution might adopt this modality, and the configuration of online learning that might work best for their students.