Impediments of E-Learning Adoption in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania: An Empirical Review

Autor/inn/en	Mwakyusa, Wilson Pholld; Mwalyagile, Neema Venance
Titel	Impediments of E-Learning Adoption in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania: An Empirical Review
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (2016) 30, S.152-160 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Developing Nations; Technology Integration; Higher Education; Blended Learning; Barriers; Literature Reviews; Access to Computers; Technological Literacy; Technical Support; Costs; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Technisches Wissen; Cost; Kosten; Tansania
Abstract	It is experienced that most of the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in developing countries including Tanzania fails to fully implement e-learning system as a an alternative method of delivering education to a large population in the universities. However, some of HLIs are practicing the blended method by which both elearning and traditional teaching methods are employed. The study therefore, aimed to explore the most critical impediments for e-learning adoption at (HLIs) in Tanzania. Moreover, most of the HLIs in developing countries are facing with the problem of poor ICT infrastructures, lack of experts in ICT solutions and internet connectivity. This study made an empirical review to a total of 18 relevant literatures conducted in HLIs of Tanzania in order to critically identify the most critical impediments. It is found that there is a serious problem of technological infrastructures including lack of computers in HLIs to save students all time, low internet bandwidth, low ICT-competence among the educational stakeholders which impede the successful e-learning implementation. Furthermore, it was found that most of the HLIs they had no e-learning policy in operational as a result there is lack of technical and managerial support towards the new e-learning technology. In the end the study proposed the strategies that direct the road towards the success of e-learning implementation at HLIs in developing countries including Tanzania. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01