• DocumentCode
    240419
  • Title

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

  • Author

    Atanda, Balogun Naeem ; Ahlan, Abd Rahman

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Syst., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    17-18 Nov. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This study aims to highlight the existing issues of e-learning in the developing country such as Nigeria. As e-learning becomes important in the delivery of education with less consideration for distance, time and cost, however, it is still a dream in some part of the world as some issues are presently unavoidable and rendered this important aspect of knowledge gain a less resourceful in Nigeria as a developing country. Issues such as computer ownership, internet access, epileptic electricity and internet experience are highlighted to have hindered e-learning. This study considered only Nigeria as a developing country; hence having the highest number of internet users in Africa.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; Africa; Internet users; Nigerian perspective; developing countries; e-learning; Decision support systems; Nigeria; e-learning developing countries; issues;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), 2014 The 5th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kuching
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020626
  • Filename
    7020626