| dc.description.abstract | Many universities implement e-learning for
many reasons. A number of e-learning
opportunities provided by higher education especially universities in Kenya continue to
grow. Little research has been done to verify how university students adopt
to
the e-learning system.
This study sought to investigate adoption of e-learning by students of the University of
Nairobi. E-learning (electronic learning) involves use of electronic media (the internet,
DVD, CD-ROM, Video tape, television, cell phones etc) for teaching and learning at a
distance. The objective of this study was to establish the extent to which e-learning
system is being used by students of the University of Nairobi, challenges they experience and
e-readiness factors that affect the usage of the
university
portal. This paper includes a
model
that has been developed to assess adoption by students of the University of
Nairobi. Questionnaires
drawn on a five point likert type scale
were used to collect data.
A sample of 100 students were administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics were
used to analyze the data
consisting of frequencies and percentages
. Majority of the
students were e-ready for adoption though majority have not been trained on the usage of
the portal. In conclusion, infrastructure has to be improved to gather for the big
population of the students and the university administration should put more emphasis
and conduct more training on e-learning | en_US |
