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Investigating the Availability, Accessibility and Use of E-Learning Resources by Undergraduate Students in University of Ilorin, Kwara State


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The availability and use of e-learning resources in the acquisition and transfer of knowledge have been observed as a steering agent that facilitates the realisation of major educational benefits in a developing economy. This study investigated the availability, accessibility, and use of e-learning tools by undergraduate students in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, including the challenges limiting the full exploitation of e-learning resources for optimal usage and efficient e-service delivery. The methodology adopted for this research was purely survey design using the questionnaire approach as the main instrument for data collection. From the findings, limited availability, accessibility and usage of e-learning resources by the undergraduate students were revealed. The findings further showed that the major challenges hindering the effective use of e-learning resources amongst University of Ilorin students include lack of sophisticated e-learning resources such as teleconferencing, video conferencing, virtual classroom among others and high cost in the procurement of facilities that support e-learning. Based on these findings, recommendations are made towards addressing the challenges encountered by students in the utilisation of e-learning resources in higher institutions of learning.

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E-Learning Resources, Infrastructures, Availability, Accessibility.
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Oluyinka Titilope Afolayan
Department of Information and Communication Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract


The availability and use of e-learning resources in the acquisition and transfer of knowledge have been observed as a steering agent that facilitates the realisation of major educational benefits in a developing economy. This study investigated the availability, accessibility, and use of e-learning tools by undergraduate students in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, including the challenges limiting the full exploitation of e-learning resources for optimal usage and efficient e-service delivery. The methodology adopted for this research was purely survey design using the questionnaire approach as the main instrument for data collection. From the findings, limited availability, accessibility and usage of e-learning resources by the undergraduate students were revealed. The findings further showed that the major challenges hindering the effective use of e-learning resources amongst University of Ilorin students include lack of sophisticated e-learning resources such as teleconferencing, video conferencing, virtual classroom among others and high cost in the procurement of facilities that support e-learning. Based on these findings, recommendations are made towards addressing the challenges encountered by students in the utilisation of e-learning resources in higher institutions of learning.

Keywords


E-Learning Resources, Infrastructures, Availability, Accessibility.

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