The Imperative of Implementing and Adopting E-Learning and its Influences On Education Sustainability In Northern Iraq

Abstract

This study investigates and identifies the imperative of implementing and adopting e-learning systems and how they influence education sustainability in northern Iraq. The e-learning implementation and adoption levels are evaluated based on acceptance, diffusion, and intention to use information systems and technologies. Moreover, identifying relationships that affect implementation and adoption leads to educational sustainability. The Northern Iraq Ministry of Education uses a two-step research methodology that combines ELR and technology acceptance models (TAM). First, MOE officials and staff analyzed 132 participants using the ELR model to determine implementation factors. The second research goal is to examine the intentions of teachers and students in MOE schools using the TAM model. These factors were investigated through a survey conducted with officials and influential people in e-learning in northern Iraq (Ministry of Education as a case study). A Google Form-based quantitative survey of MOE staff, teachers, and students was used to gather data, from which results were reported in the findings. Participants were chosen using the accessibility sampling method for all selected participants. All used the SPSS software to evaluate their selection. The results reveal that the lack of Technology, Equipment, content, and financial readiness, the lowest value of human resource readiness, sociology, and psychology readiness factors from education providers' perspectives, is crucial for a sustainable e-learning application. These findings suggest that educational institutions should focus on factors influencing teachers' and students' attitudes toward adopting and using e-learning services when implementing the system.