In recent years, universities have put enormous efforts to promote the use of online learning among students and lecturers. Despite this, little is known about the intention of students to use online learning. The objective of this research is to study the continuance intention of online learning in the post-COVID-19 period in higher education. The research focuses on online learning tools and technologies by applying a modified Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) developed from earlier theoretical models, including three new constructs: the self-management of learning, computer anxiety, and habit. The international research compares three countries—Spain (Europe), Chile (Latin America), and Jordan (Asia)—which differ economically and culturally. The Partial Least Squares approach (PLS-SEM) was used to test the research model. As a conclusion of the study, the relationships of the proposed model’s constructs vary among the three countries, given their socioeconomic, technological, and cultural differences. Interestingly, self-management learning is a key factor that has a significant positive influence on continuance intention for the three countries, especially in Jordan. This study makes an interesting contribution to existing research in education and discusses how learning can be made more sustainable in complex settings.
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Resumen: Desde hace años, las universidades están poniendo grandes esfuerzos en introducir mejoras e innovaciones en la docencia. Para ello, se está incorporando el empleo de diferentes herramientas apoyando las metodologías docentes. Este artículo analiza la aplicación del empleo de metaversos en una sesión de formación destinada a un grupo de 47 profesores universitarios, en una escuela de negocios, empleando la herramienta AltspaceVR, en pantalla tradicional. Los resultados obtenidos en una encuesta posterior se analizan estadísticamente, apareciendo ciertas diferencias en la disposición para su empleo, que se muestra superior entre los más jóvenes del estudio, por ser considerados más "nativos digitales"; entre los hombres; entre los docentes con título de Doctor; y entre los que tenían mayor experiencia docente. Las conclusiones invitan a pensar que los docentes consideran que los metaversos pueden ser una excelente herramienta para multiplicar las opciones de docencia en remoto, tanto completamente online como híbrida, y considerándola como un complemento, más que como un sustitutivo, en el caso de la docencia tradicional. Sin embargo, se aprecia que la implantación de esta herramienta requiere más formación técnica.
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