Electronic Teaching and Learning by Distance Education Students and Lecturers: A Case Study of Valley View University (VVU)

Abstract

The emergence and fast growth of the internet, as well as the proliferation of information and communication technology (ICT) facilities, have empowered academic institutions across the globe to adopt e-learning and teaching. The study was set up to assess e-learning and teaching by distance education students and lecturers of the Valley View University (VVU) Oyibi Campus in Accra, Ghana. The main objectives were to find out students and lecturers perceptions, attitude, perceived ease of use of e-learning and teaching, internal and external factors affecting e-learning at the VVU. For the researcher to accomplish these goals, a cross-sectional survey was adopted for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. The total population for the study was three hundred and eighty-four (384), this comprised two hundred and ninety-six (296) students and eighty-eight (88) lecturers. The convenience sampling technique was used to sample one hundred and eighteen (118) students. The total population of the lecturers was eighty-eight (88), therefore, the entire population was used for the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, 17 Version) was used to analyze data. The findings of the study were presented in tables. The results of the study established that the majority of the students and lecturers preferred face-to-face learning to the online learning and teaching mode because they found it difficult to access information from the Online Learning Forum Platform (OLFP). The study also found out that distance students and lecturers found it difficult to upload and download information from the Online Learning Forum Platform (OLFP) due to poor internet services. The findings established that both students and lecturers found it difficult to access e-resources provided by the university from the Online Learning Forum Platform (OLFP), therefore, recommended for additional seminars, workshops, and orientations.