ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING FACILITIES IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN EKITI STATE

Abstract

The study explored an assessment of the availability and utilization of e-learning facilities in business education programmes in government-owned universities in Ekiti state. Specifically, the study sought to determine the level of availability of e-learning facilities, and the level of utilization of e-learning facilities and to examine the challenges of e-learning facilities in teaching and learning Business Education at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the research. The review adopted a descriptive research design. A total of 805 students from the Federal University School of Business Education, University of Oye-Ekiti, and Ekiti State University were used as the population. A sample of two hundred (200) students was selected via a simple random technique. E-Learning Facilities in Business Education Programme (EFIEP) served as an instrument. Frequency count and percentage (%) were used to answer the research questions. On the other hand, Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient method was used to analyze the hypotheses that guided the study at a significance level of 0.05. The analysis showed that (1) 85% of e-learning technologies such as computer desktops were available for teaching business education in the two universities. (2) 75% of available technologies were utilized to teach business education in the two universities. (3) The main challenges regarding access and use of e-learning technology were lack of funding in the education sector, lack of electricity supply, and lack of awareness and training of students and staff. To address financial constraints and budget constraints, it was specifically recommended that the government should allocate more funds, especially for the provision of e-learning technology and resources.