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As many important issues pertaining to blended learning within the Sub-Saharan African context remain unexplored, this study implemented a blended learning approach in a graduate level course at a private university in Ghana, with the objective of…

Following a realization that undergraduate students at a private university in Ghana were unenthused with the lecture-based teaching approach and thus engaged very minimally in their learning processes, this study investigated the potential of the…

Following a realization that a Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) deployed by a University in Ghana remained largely unused by instructors, the university’s management intervened. The university wishes to expand access to its educational…

Higher education institutions the world over are presently embarking on a drive towards introducing educational technologies into the teaching and learning processes so as to increase flexibility in course delivery, improve access to learning…

This study adopted a participatory action research (PAR) approach to identify and address the various cultural factors that contribute in hindering faculty adoption and use of a Learning Management System (LMS) for online collaborative learning (OCL)…

This study investigated Ghanaian higher education students' perceptions of collaborative online learning against the backdrop of limited information and communication technology infrastructure as pertains in most parts of the developing world, with…

Based on revelations in the literature that effective learner support services contribute in improving student achievement whilst reducing dropout rates, particularly in online distance learning courses, and also a discovery that the research…

Against the backdrop that universities are required to generate and disseminate relevant and applicable knowledge for the general good, and with the understanding that social media can be an effective vehicle for such knowledge sharing practices,…

To understand better the challenges of implementing online learning in developing countries, the authors studied two consecutive iterations of an online course at a private university in Ghana during the in 2007-2008 academic year. Study participants…