If the skateboard doesn’t go too fast, yes, certain E-boards are an amazing electric transportation vehicles (EVT) for beginning riders.
Riding an electric skateboard is relatively easier because you don’t need to learn the nuance of pushing, or front to back stability. The motor and braking tends to help stabilize yourself by allowing you to correct your balance with the use of the motor.
Getting on the board and maintaining balance the first few times may be hard, but the reality is, riding an electric skateboard is just like using a regular non-electric skateboard save the push kick.
The only difference, in this case, is this skateboard is powered by a motor which is controlled by a remote. Instead of pushing the ground to move forward, you use the throttle on the remote to go.
There are a lot of free riding tutorials on YouTube for beginners and intermediate riders alike, from standing on the board to push-riding, to ensuring maximum safety and more. Hardly anyone ever gets on a bike and knows how to successfully get from one end of the driveway to the other without falling. Balancing (and riding) an e-skateboard, or any skateboard for that matter, requires practice. Practice, practice, practice.
