SOCIAL PERCEPTIVENESS AND TEAMWORK EFFECTIVENESS AS DETERMINANTS OF MOOCS ADOPTION IN PROFESSIONAL E-TRAINING

With the swiftly changing world and the technological advances that we have been witnessing, organizations have beenusing digital platforms to upskill employees. The Massive Open Online Courses adoption aligns with the broad conceptof e-training and the integration of these online learning systems into training initiatives has been increasing. Severalfactors have been recognized for their influencing effect on the adoption of MOOCs in professional environments, andthe most widely utilized models in such cases was the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of; however, no researchhas attempted to investigate social perceptiveness and teamwork effectiveness potential effect on the adoption of MOOCSas a form of e-training. This study extends the UTAUT through the incorporation of these two novel factors as keydeterminants in MOOCs modules and courses adoption. The research uses a quantitative design aiming to provide insightsfor several stakeholders, especially for organizations and providers of MOOCs to benefit from e-training and professionallearning through MOOCs and digital platforms.