Challenges affecting adoption of e-learning in public universities in Kenya
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2016
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SAGE
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Public universities in Kenya are, today, turning to the use of e-learning in an attempt to cope with
the rapidly increasing demand for university education. This research was conducted between
February 2012 and February 2014 to determine the challenges affecting the adoption of e-learning
in these institutions of higher learning. Data were collected using questionnaires administered to
420 lecturers and 210 students, and analysed through the use of simple descriptive statistics.
Lecturers ranked heavy workloads the most serious challenge affecting the adoption of e-learning,
followed by: insufficient Internet connectivity, denial of copyrights for their developed e-learning
modules, limited information and communication technology (ICT) skills, lack of incentives, short age of computers/laptops, inadequate computer laboratories, and insufficient time for online
interaction. Students, on the other hand, ranked insufficient Internet connectivity the number one challenge, followed by: lack of computers/laptops, inadequate computer laboratories, limited
ICT skills, and insufficient time for online interaction. The paper concludes that as a result of these
challenges, the adoption of e-learning is slow and still at its infancy stage in public universities in
Kenya. It recommends that universities should invest heavily in the improvement of e-learning
infrastructure, e-learning content development, capacity building, attitude change, and enhance ment of e-learning awareness.
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Mutisya, D. N., & Makokha, G. L. (2016). Challenges affecting adoption of e-learning in public universities in Kenya. E-learning and Digital Media, 13(3-4), 140-157.