The pandemic of COVID-19 has disrupted normal life and working in almost all parts of the world. Among other industries, the education sector has been hit hard. The learning process should continue and e-learning is the best alternative to replace the conventional classroom setting. E-learning programs and courses were already available for people who were mentally and economically ready for such learning. The severity of the pandemic has forced students to learn through this mode and their acceptance of this system is the point of exploration. The study was conducted on the 375 students studying management program at the undergraduate and graduate level in universities of South Korea. The study examined the instructor characteristics (instructor attitude, competency & interaction), student characteristics (student motivation, mindset & collaboration), and technology acceptance model (perceived ease of use & perceived usefulness) on the behavioural intention of students to accept and use e-learning in the future. The moderating influence of the external factor ‘perceived severity of pandemic COVID-19’ was examined. The results suggested that all factors were positively influencing the behavioural intention to use and accept the e-learning system by the learners during this pandemic. The data were analysed using the partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. The findings of this study will be helpful for all the stakeholders of the education arrangement which are moving or already shifted towards e-learning during the current crisis. The study emphasizes the various factors that are critical to the student and instructor characteristics to accept and use this system in this inevitable situation.

COVID-19的大流行已经破坏了世界上几乎所有地区的正常生活和工作。在其他行业中，教育部门受到了沉重打击。学习过程应继续进行，电子学习是替代传统教室设置的最佳选择。电子学习计划和课程已经为在心理上和经济上已经准备好进行此类学习的人们提供。大流行的严重性迫使学生必须通过这种模式学习，他们对这种系统的接受是探索的重点。这项研究是针对韩国大学本科和研究生级别的375名学生学习管理计划而进行的。这项研究检查了教师的特征（教师的态度，能力和互动），学生的特征（学生的动机，心态和 合作）和技术接受模型（感知的易用性和有用性），以了解学生将来接受和使用电子学习的行为意图。检查了外部因素“对大流行COVID-19的严重程度”的调节作用。结果表明，在大流行期间，所有因素都对学习者使用和接受电子学习系统的行为意图产生积极影响。使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）方法分析数据。这项研究的结果将对当前危机中正在或已经转向电子学习的所有教育机构的利益相关者有所帮助。