Electronic learning among students at public universities in Ghana
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Date
2023
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Cogent Education
Abstract
This study was planned to establish the extent of the usage and benefits
of mobile technologies to learn by distance learners at the University of Ghana and
the University of Education, Winneba. The study adopted an explanatory sequential
mixed-method design. Structured questionnaires were administered to 400 dis tance learners selected by multi-stage sampling technique and phone interviews
involving 20 participants selected by random sampling technique to collect data.
Using the Relative Important Index and Thematic analysis, the findings show that
respondents not only agreed to all the mobile learning academic activities and
benefits raised in this study as relevant but fundamental to their studies. The five
most important mobile learning activities by students are communicating with
colleagues for information, participating in online courses, doing coursework
assignments, holding meetings among colleagues and instructors, and forming
networks with peers on a social media platform. The highest of the first five highest ranked benefits is finding relevant material for coursework with ease, studying at
own pace in different environments, learning anywhere and anytime, receiving real-time information, and having quick access to coursework content. The findings of
this study can encourage institutions offering distance education to build strategic
electronic learning implementation plans and design guidelines by taking into
consideration the highest-ranked important benefits and uses of mobile learning
identified in this study.
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Electronic learning, mobile learning, distance education
Citation
To cite this article: Dominic Afful & John Kwame Boateng (2023) Electronic learning among students at public universities in Ghana, Cogent Education, 10:2, 2222695, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2023.2222695