Distance education has faced numerous challenges in programmes' implementation and invariable attainment of objectives during its decade's history. Though, it remains that the distance education provision constitutes a very small component of higher education provision within the Federal education system in Nigeria and Africa. Using a questionnaire, this study examined the extent to which open educational resources, development and expansion of Distance Education (DE) has influenced Distance Learners of the University of Ibadan, in the SouthWest , Nigeria. This was considered in terms of quantity and quality of the available human recourses, infrastructure and material resources as well as the adequacy and relevance for the development and expansion of Distance Education in Nigeria. Findings indicate that University of Ibadan distance education is yet to make full progress in the area of open educational resources as well as development and expansion of Distance Education. Although there were enough course tutors for the programme, the quality was not commensurate to the needs of the programme. Some of the print media (modules) used for instructional delivery were available only in soft-copies, as students are made to pay heavily at Cyber Café to have these modules printed. Challenges of development reported include lack of Wi-Fi facilities for students' use and inability to solve problems of time and scheduling. The study recommends that Governments should provide the enabling environment, the right manpower and infrastructure to build virile distance education programmes that would unlock the potential of many people who may never have such an opportunity because of limited space in the conventional system of instructional delivery.
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Perceived Challenges to the Development and Expansion of Open Education Resources of Distance Learning Programme in Nigeria
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Amutabi, Maurice
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Ajayi, T. B & Dzever, L. T. (2018). Perceived Challenges to the Development and Expansion of Open Education Resources of Distance Learning Programme in Nigeria. Journal of Popular Education in Africa. 2(3), 42 – 59.
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