Open AccessAwareness and Usage of E-Learning Materials among Students of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Author(s) -
S E Nwana,
Cajetan Ikechukwu Egbe,
Sylvanus Ochetachukwu Ugwuda
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-0754
pISSN - 1925-0746
DOI - 10.5430/wje.v7n6p75
Subject(s) - data collection , noun , psychology , open university , descriptive statistics , mathematics education , distance education , population , descriptive research , medical education , computer science , mathematics , statistics , artificial intelligence , medicine , environmental health
The study focused on awareness and usage of e-learning materials among students in the distance educationprogramme of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The study is a descriptive survey which was guidedby two research questions. The population for the study comprised of the 1, 512 year three students out of which 400were sampled and used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a 30-item self-constructed checklisttitled, “Distance Education Students’ Awareness and Usage of E-Learning Materials” (DESAUELM). It wasvalidated by experts and the reliability co-efficient stood at 0.86. The data collected were analysed using frequenciesand percentages. The findings showed that, the students are aware of majority of the e-learning materials. Also, theresult on usage indicated that the students do not use majority of the e-learning materials. There was general lowusage of the e-learning materials as revealed by the findings.