Abstract—This research defines the mobile learning
(m-learning) acceptance and outlines the critical factors
affecting m-learning adoption among higher education students
in Saudi universities. This research employed qualitative and
quantitative approaches with 683 randomly sampled student
participants from public and private universities. This research
used questionnaire for collecting data, and the research
framework was based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and
Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The model was used to
outline the factors affecting student intention to use m-learning.
The output of statistical analysis showed high student
acceptance of m-learning.
Index Terms—Higher education, m-learning, Saudi Arabia,
user acceptance, UTAUT.
The author is with the Management Information System Department,
College of Business in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
(e-mail: wafndy@kau.edu.sa).
Cite: Waleed Afandi, "Saudi Higher Education Student Acceptance of Mobile Learning," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 500-506, 2022.
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