Adequacy and Utilization of e-learning Instructional Facilities in Tertiary Institutions in Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the Adequacy and Utilization of e-Learning Instructional Facilities in Tertiary Institutions in Niger State, Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted mixed research design. The population of the study consisted of all the state and federal government own tertiary institutions in Niger State. Multistage Cluster Sampling technique was employed and a total of 418 respondents were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire and interview. Mean statistics and standard deviation were employed to analyze data for answering the research questions while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed among others that; e-learning instructional facilities are not adequate. The level of utilization of the e-learning facilities is low. It was recommended among others that, the bodies regulating the tertiary institutions in Nigeria should make available the updated e-learning facilities. Workshops and seminars should be organized for lecturers on the uses of e-learning facilities.