Issues of e-learning in developing countries: A Nigerian perspective

Towards a New Definition of Blended Learning

“…Moreover, the need and importance of e-learning have grown because the education process and outcome expectancies have changed. For instance, modern institutions have realised that education is no longer the memorisation of knowledge but rather the ability to solve problems with novelty, developing independent and long-life learning and communication skills (Atanda and Ahlan, 2014). Traditional classes, which are limited by space and time, can also no longer satisfy the growing demands for knowledge.…”

“…E-learning has been a standard technique of education in developed countries for many years (Koponen, Tedre and Vesisenaho, 2011;Tan, Chew and Mellor, 2016). However, developing countries continue to struggle in reaping the benefit of such techniques (Atanda and Ahlan, 2014;Ansong, Boateng and Boateng, 2017;Canedo, Santos and Leite, 2018). This situation may be due to numerous reasons, such as lack of technical infrastructure, service availability, staff readiness and experts to build and manage such infrastructure, which has been the case for e-learning in many institutions including those in Iraq (Mahmod et al, 2017).…”

Factors Affecting E-Learning Adoption in Afghanistan: Empirical Evidence from Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority

“…One repetitive problem with the implementation of E-Learning in Africa is the non-availability of electricity. For instance, one of the obstacles to E-Learning adoption in Tanzania is the electricity supply (Atanda & Ahlan, 2015). In another study, lack of access to technological infrastructure was identified as the fundamental obstacle to E-Learning in Tanzania (Steyn & Belle, 2015).…”

“…As per Almaiah, Al-Khasawneh, & Althunibat (2020), introducing E-Learning into the traditional education system is a matter of change as it is involved in factors such as teachers, students, technology, culture, and governmental policies and regulations. Therefore, the adoption of E-Learning in developing countries is affected by a series of factors which are considered as challenges (Aldowah, Al-Samarraie, & Ghazal, 2019;Atanda & Ahlan, 2015;Aung and Khaing, 2016). Almaiah et al (2020) claim that for successful implementation and adoption of E-Learning, the adoption factors as well as the challenges of the systems should be understood first.…”

Utilization of E-learning by Agricultural Students of Public Higher Institutions in Southwest of Nigeria

“…According to Apuke and Iyendo (2018), the educational sector is yet to tap into this technology to deliver services especially in our tertiary institutions due to high cost of internet access and lack of reliable and permanent sources of power, causing loss of interest from students who believed in e-learning as a good way of impacting knowledge on them. Poor telecommunication penetration hinders access to e-learning facilities in many towns and cities in the country and also, the cost of owing personal computers is a major hurdle for the most of the Nigerian students (Atanda, 2014).…”