The Motivational Factors in Learning Management System

The Learning Management System plays an important role in teaching and learning in technical and vocational institutions. It helps students, lecturers, and administrators to monitor their learning outcomes if used continuously. On the other hand, lack of motivation has been a significant concern in the development of a rapidly expanding online learning environment. Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation while using a learning management system. This paper discusses the motivational factors of LMS from the perspective of lecturers. A qualitative method was used to explore the LMS motivational factors. Interviews were conducted at two polytechnics in Kelantan and Terengganu with sixteen lecturers. Findings show that the motivation to use LMS can be grouped by motivation through the system, human, and environment. These groups have five supporting factors: system quality, information quality, service quality, attitude, and ICT environment. The findings from this study can help in motivating the use of the learning management system in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Malaysia.