Challenges of E-Education in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorBello, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, O.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T13:53:43Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T13:53:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThough it has been rightly said that what is wrong with 'education cannot be fixed with technology; there is no doubt that modern life is dominated by technology. There is universal recognition of the need to use Information Technology (IT) in education as we enter the era of globalization where the free flow of information via satellite and the internet hold sway in global information dissemination of knowledge. Already, Nigeria is on the wrong side of the international digital divide, as it has not made significant effort to integrate IT into Nigerian educational system. A great deal of instructional and administrative work in Nigeria is still carried out manually. This paper, therefore, examines the major obstacles militating against the use of IT education in Nigeria. It identifies the high cost of computer hardware and software; weak infrastructure; lack of human skills and knowledge in IT, and lack of relevant software appropriate and culturally suitable to Nigeria as the major stumbling block of the adoption of IT in Nigeria. Also, schools in Nigeria are, not getting adequate funds to provide . furniture, relevant textbooks and adequate classroom let alone being given adequate fund for high-tech equipment. At present the cost of subscribing to the internet is too high for many of the impoverished secondary schools in Nigeria. In modern society, Nigeria needs IT to aid teaching and learning and educational management. IT is an instrument for the economic and technological development in the 21st century; therefore, Nigeria cannot afford to be on the wrong side of the digital divide.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBello, S.A. & Johnson, O.A. (2012)Challenges of E-Education in Nigeria, Proceeding of the Global Conference on Education. Califonia, University of Reiverside, 16-17 Vol 3,38-54en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6463
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Riversideen_US
dc.subjectuse Information Technologyen_US
dc.subjecte-educationen_US
dc.subjectlack of human skillsen_US
dc.titleChallenges of E-Education in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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