Abstract— Is there a substitutable or complementary relationship between the e-learning in employer enterprises and self-learning of individual? Based on the Self-directed Learning (SDL) and Technology Acceptances Model (TAM), we use our survey data of China bank custom managers on e-learning to explore this question. The result of our ordered-logit regression show that better learning habits, higher efficiency, higher levels of knowledge improve the e-learning utilization whilst controlling the demographic variable, perceived usefulness and so on. The findings enrich the idea of e-learning, and give real life suggestions on the application of enterprise e-learning.

Index Terms— Adult education, China, e-learning, self-directed learning.

Huang Yuhui is with Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China (e-mail: huangyh@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn).
Liu Hongxin is with the Open University of China, Institute for Distance Education Research (e-mail: lhx@crtvu.edu.cn).

Cite: Huang Yuhui and Liu Hongxin, " Self-Directed Learning and the Effectiveness of e-Learning in Enterprises," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 187-190, 2014.