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App based online learning platforms are gaining popularity and students are frequently using them. These Apps were web 2.0 technology based modern social media platforms. It is very useful for students learning and skill development. Primarily, the design goal for research was to explore students’ perception towards these Apps, their usability and students’ inclination. It is important to examine whether such Apps are beneficial for students’ or not. This study also highlighted the students’ attitude towards the usage of information communication technology and their perception towards these Apps. To conduct the study we have opted latent variables from Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Behavioral Intention scales. We merge them and framed the scale as per our research objective. Model has been developed and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to measure the variables, which tells how well they are fitted. A structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was used to evaluate the proposed model. Based upon the statistical output, hypotheses were tested and conclusion drawn. 206 respondents were considered for the analysis. We found that these Apps are flexible and convenient platforms of learning which leads to development of positive attitude towards usage of such Apps. Over all students’ attitude and self driven motivation creates positive behavioral intention towards the use of such Apps.

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