It is so obvious to everyone today that the world has become global village where everyone both children and adult are becoming more familiar to the use of smart phones, computers and other technological devices used to communicate and information technology has changed our lives in various ways with its development. With the introduction and acceptance of E-Learning in education more especially in the higher education institutions, have many benefits when it comes with flexibility with time and space for the learners and institutions at time of conducting meetings. This gives a greater chance to have access to large amount of information with less time and effort.
Electronic Learning (E-learning)
E-learning is cost-effective method of learning because the students do not need to travel every day, at the same time, the higher education institution are les required to offer huge buildings and a large no of facility to keep on the progress of the educational process (Arkorfe and Abaidoo, 2014).
On the other hand, E-learning may cause a decrease in the institutions & teachers roles; also it may affect the values, the educational process & E- Social life of students. On addition unacceptable disciplinary.
Fry 2000 and Wild et al. 2002 describe E-learning as the delivery of training and education via networked interactivity and distribution technologies. Other authors notably Roffe, 2002; Schank, 2002; and Sambrook, 2003 see e-learning simply as learning and communication exercises across computers and networks or for that matter any other electronic sources.
Khan (2005) pointed that E-learning has been described in various ways as learning using a number of different technologies and methods for delivery e.g. Computer Based Training (CBT), Internet-based training (IBT), Web-based instruction (WBI), advanced distributed learning(ADL), distributed learning (DL), distance learning, online learning (OL), mobile learning (or m-learning) or remote learning and learning management systems (LMS).
In the 70s and 80s distance learning became popular and was done via mail until the rise of Internet usage. In late 90s the digital learning environment was heightened and World Wide Web started as a distributed learning mechanism to support on campus student and distance learners. With the use of this delivery technology learners can get a range of resources like discussion forums, multimedia, chat, video conferencing and electronic black boards (Gulatee and Combes, 2007).
In E-learning system, students are able to interact anytime from wherever with different instructional material (text, sound, pictures, video and so on) through Internet. In addition, learners can communicate with teachers and classmates both individually and as a group discussion with the use of message boards, instant message exchanges and video conferencing (Al-Ammari and Hamad, 2008).
Khan 2005suggests that e-learning system is used for an open, flexible, and diverse E-learning environment. Moreover E-learning system can be analyzed as an inventive approach for delivering, learner-centered, interactive, and facilitated learning environment to anyplace, anyone, anytime by utilizing the features and resources of different digital technologies along with other types of learning materials suited for an open, distributed, and flexible learning environment (Ibid, 2008).
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