ASSESSMENT OF E-LEARNING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY THE UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE DURING COVID-19

Abstract

The emergence and explosion of new information and communication technologies (ICT), had introduced an 
irresistible revolution into education particularly in the areas of teaching and learning. Hence, this advancement in 
technology has geared up educational system to adopt e-learning system of education in the last decade, especially 
in few years back of the COVID-19 experience. This study therefore, examined by assessing the e-learning system 
adopted by the Universities in Kwara State during COVID-19. Qualitative design of phenomenology approach was 
adopted for the study. Convenience sampling technique was used to select six respondents in different departments 
in the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.  Interview was conducted to extract in-depth information 
from the respondents on the four research questions raised in the study. The interview conducted was transcribed 
verbatim into textual material and were analysed thematically following the theme and variables in the research 
questions raised. The findings revealed among others that, students were not satisfied with the e-learning system 
platforms adopted by the University for instructional deliveryduring COVID-19 due to the challenges they 
encountered such as poor network, high cost of data, limited access to the platforms etc. It was recommended among 
others that, the University should take into consideration the costs and technical issues while choosing e-learning 
system platforms for instructional delivery.