Online Learning in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghanaian University Students' Experiences and Perceptions

Autor/in	Asunka, Stephen
Titel	Online Learning in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghanaian University Students' Experiences and Perceptions
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9 (2008) 3, S.1-23 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Undergraduate Students; Student Projects; Private Colleges; Distance Education; Online Courses; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Interviews; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Asynchronous Communication; Electronic Publishing; Web Sites; Electronic Mail; Student Experience; Student Attitudes; Expectation; Student Journals; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulprojekt; Privathochschule; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Elektronisches Publizieren; Web-Design; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Studienerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Studentenzeitung
Abstract	This study adopted a qualitative case-study approach to examine the attitudes, experiences, and perceptions of undergraduate students who were enrolled in an online, collaborative learning course at a Ghanaian private university. Data sources included surveys, student and instructor journal entries, email records, individual interviews, and Web-server logs. The study found that the students did not respond favorably to online constructivist teaching approaches such as asynchronous discussions and ill-structured project-based learning activities, and perceived collaborative online learning within their context as a complex, more demanding and time-consuming experience. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10