ERIC Number: EJ815764
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 23
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Online Learning in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghanaian University Students' Experiences and Perceptions
Asunka, Stephen
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v9 n3 p1-23 Oct 2008
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.)
Descriptors: 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
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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