Attitude of tertiary level students of BOU and UT towards EDCM
| Items | BOU | UT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| (1)I want to be an entrepreneur | 4.48 | 0.74 | 4.29 | 0.66 |
| (2)I want to start my own business rather than doing job | 4.39 | 0.81 | 4.12 | 0.73 |
| (3)For entrepreneurship development courses I prefer to learn through a MOOCs rather than the traditional classroom teaching | 4.18 | 0.80 | 3.03 | 0.89 |
| (4)I am ready to admit any course related to entrepreneurship development offered by MOOCs | 4.32 | 0.87 | 3.57 | 0.65 |
| (5)I think that EDCM have convenience in terms of my own time and location | 4.27 | 0.81 | 3.61 | 0.81 |
| (6)I think that I will get new business ideas after completing EDCM | 4.35 | 0.76 | 3.81 | 0.60 |
| (7)I think that EDCM help me to acquire business knowledge and skills | 4.42 | 0.77 | 4.01 | 0.54 |
| (8)I think that we will be benefited if BOU and UT introduce EDCM | 4.56 | 0.70 | 3.96 | 0.60 |
| (9)I have regular access to a computer with an Internet connection | 4.55 | 0.93 | 4.17 | 0.61 |
| (10)I have the basic skills for using the internet (e.g. using search engines, Social Media) | 4.71 | 0.63 | 4.26 | 0.53 |
| (11)I have experience using software such as Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) | 4.53 | 0.84 | 4.29 | 0.60 |
| (12)I think that I would be able to communicate effectively with others using online technologies (e.g. chat) | 4.61 | 0.61 | 4.00 | 0.61 |
| (13)I think that I would be comfortable using a computer several times a week to participate in a course | 4.40 | 0.81 | 3.76 | 0.62 |
| (14)I think that I would be able to understand course related information when it's presented in video formats | 4.55 | 0.72 | 4.10 | 0.59 |
| (15)I am able to spend approximately 9 h a week on lessons/activities/homework/readings for every 3-credit course in which I am enrolled | 4.08 | 0.84 | 3.33 | 0.61 |
| (16)I have experience using a Learning Management System (iFolio, SPIN, Moodle, etc.) | 3.22 | 1.31 | 3.12 | 0.83 |
| (17)I can learn from a various instructional format (e.g. text, video, podcast, online discussions, and video conferencing) | 4.29 | 0.88 | 3.94 | 0.63 |
| (18)I think that EDCM will gain rapid popularity among the tertiary level students of BOU and UT | 4.38 | 0.88 | 3.92 | 0.55 |
| Overall attitude towards EDCM of students | 4.35 | 0.39 | 3.84 | 0.27 |
| Items | BOU | UT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| (1)I want to be an entrepreneur | 4.48 | 0.74 | 4.29 | 0.66 |
| (2)I want to start my own business rather than doing job | 4.39 | 0.81 | 4.12 | 0.73 |
| (3)For entrepreneurship development courses I prefer to learn through a MOOCs rather than the traditional classroom teaching | 4.18 | 0.80 | 3.03 | 0.89 |
| (4)I am ready to admit any course related to entrepreneurship development offered by MOOCs | 4.32 | 0.87 | 3.57 | 0.65 |
| (5)I think that EDCM have convenience in terms of my own time and location | 4.27 | 0.81 | 3.61 | 0.81 |
| (6)I think that I will get new business ideas after completing EDCM | 4.35 | 0.76 | 3.81 | 0.60 |
| (7)I think that EDCM help me to acquire business knowledge and skills | 4.42 | 0.77 | 4.01 | 0.54 |
| (8)I think that we will be benefited if BOU and UT introduce EDCM | 4.56 | 0.70 | 3.96 | 0.60 |
| (9)I have regular access to a computer with an Internet connection | 4.55 | 0.93 | 4.17 | 0.61 |
| (10)I have the basic skills for using the internet (e.g. using search engines, Social Media) | 4.71 | 0.63 | 4.26 | 0.53 |
| (11)I have experience using software such as Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) | 4.53 | 0.84 | 4.29 | 0.60 |
| (12)I think that I would be able to communicate effectively with others using online technologies (e.g. chat) | 4.61 | 0.61 | 4.00 | 0.61 |
| (13)I think that I would be comfortable using a computer several times a week to participate in a course | 4.40 | 0.81 | 3.76 | 0.62 |
| (14)I think that I would be able to understand course related information when it's presented in video formats | 4.55 | 0.72 | 4.10 | 0.59 |
| (15)I am able to spend approximately 9 h a week on lessons/activities/homework/readings for every 3-credit course in which I am enrolled | 4.08 | 0.84 | 3.33 | 0.61 |
| (16)I have experience using a Learning Management System (iFolio, SPIN, Moodle, etc.) | 3.22 | 1.31 | 3.12 | 0.83 |
| (17)I can learn from a various instructional format (e.g. text, video, podcast, online discussions, and video conferencing) | 4.29 | 0.88 | 3.94 | 0.63 |
| (18)I think that EDCM will gain rapid popularity among the tertiary level students of BOU and UT | 4.38 | 0.88 | 3.92 | 0.55 |
| Overall attitude towards EDCM of students | 4.35 | 0.39 | 3.84 | 0.27 |
Source(s): Primary data collected from field work, October 2018