Impediments of E-learning Adoption in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania: An Empirical Review
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2016
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Journal of Education and Practice
Abstract
It is experienced that most of the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in developing countries including Tanzania
fails to fully implement e-learning system as a an alternative method of delivering education to a large
population in the universities. However, some of HLIs are practicing the blended method by which both elearning and traditional teaching methods are employed. The study therefore, aimed to explore the most critical
impediments for e-learning adoption at (HLIs) in Tanzania. Moreover, most of the HLIs in developing countries
are facing with the problem of poor ICT infrastructures, lack of experts in ICT solutions and internet
connectivity. This study made an empirical review to a total of 18 relevant literatures conducted in HLIs of
Tanzania in order to critically indentify the most critical impediments. It is found that there is a serious problem
of technological infrastructures including lack of computers in HLIs to save students all time, low internet
bandwidth, low ICT- competence among the educational stakeholders which impede the successful e-learning
implementation. Furthermore, it was found that most of the HLIs they had no e-learning policy in operational as
a result there is lack of technical and managerial support towards the new e-learning technology. In the end the
study proposed the strategies that direct the road towards the success of e-learning implementation at HLIs in
developing countries including Tanzania
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e-learning, e-learning adoption, ICT, impediments, Higher Learning Institutions