Online course evaluation system adoption in higher educational institutions: Evidence from an emerging country

Augustus Barnnet Anderson, Richard Boateng, Eric Ansong

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Abstract

Course evaluation in the educational industry is undergoing constant changes due to the rapid development of technology and the role it plays in the industry. The study seeks to understand why Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) migrate their traditional course evaluation process to online course evaluation systems. Using a qualitative, interpretive case study methodology, this study examines the migration of traditional course evaluation process to an online course evaluation system from a developing country perspective. It was therefore discovered that Higher Educational Institutions migrate from the traditional to online course evaluation systems in order to save time, cost, and environmental influences and to increase efficiency and effectiveness. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on the adoption of online course evaluation systems by outlining what causes HEIs to adopt an online course evaluation system from a developing country perspective. This serves as a guide to other institutions that will want to adopt the online course evaluation system. Arguably, it is arguably one of the first empirical study on the adoption of online course evaluation systems that has been conducted from a developing country perspective.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)540-550
Number of pages11
JournalTurkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
Volume2017
Issue numberNovember Special Issue IETC
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Developing country
  • Ghana
  • Higher educational institutions (HEIs)
  • Information systems
  • Online course evaluation system
  • Performance evaluation

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