Abstract—With the development of Multimedia and networking as well as their extensive application in educational field, the learning environment extends beyond the classroom and establishing an E-learning culture is seen as essential to the future of higher education and the facilitation of life long learning. In this paper, we present an overview of E-learning environment that we have implemented using the integrated E-learning platform. In order to present a picture of E-learning environment of universities and students’ attitudes toward it, a survey was conducted to investigate the critical factors affecting learners’ satisfaction in e-learning environment. The findings presented that the perception of e-learning is positively influenced by its flexibility in knowledge management, time management and widening access to information. Moreover, an integrated E-learning platform, providing many web-based, multi-platform tools, is introduced based on knowledge management. We present the architecture of the platform, and then try to analyze the development environment and application systems related to the integrated platform. The user evaluation and the application effects are also analyzed.

Index Terms—E-learning, Integrated platform, E-learning environment, learner satisfaction, Attitude.

A. X. Ding is with the Faculty of Foreign Language, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China (phone: 86-574-87600334; e-mail: dingaixia@nbu.edu.cn).
W. Dan is with the Network Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China (e-mail: danwang@nbu.edu.cn).

Cite: Ding Aixia and Dan Wang, "Factors Influencing Learner Attitudes Toward E-learning and Development of E-learning Environment Based on the Integrated E-learning Platform," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 264-268, 2011.