Online Learning Challenges in Academia: The Case of Uganda

Felix Bwire, Emily Bagarukayo, Paul Birevu Muyinda

2020

Abstract

Online learning is the access of learning experiences by the use of technology and internet, making the learning experience more convenient and accessible. Despite the wide adoption of Information and Communication technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning, ICT integration in teaching is still ad hoc and a lot more work has to be done to realize the full potential of online learning. This study was carried to establish the challenges that were hindering the wide adoption of online learning in universities in Uganda. It was discovered that internet connectivity and power supply were not reliable most especially in universities situated in rural areas. Teachers also lacked the required skills for designing online courses even in universities where infrastructure was not a problem. Therefore, we argue that for online learning to be widely adopted, teachers need to be adequately trained in online course design and mechanisms put in place to motivate the teachers to teach online.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bwire F., Bagarukayo E. and Muyinda P. (2020). Online Learning Challenges in Academia: The Case of Uganda.In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-417-6, pages 484-489. DOI: 10.5220/0009794504840489

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu20,
author={Felix Bwire and Emily Bagarukayo and Paul Muyinda},
title={Online Learning Challenges in Academia: The Case of Uganda},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2020},
pages={484-489},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009794504840489},
isbn={978-989-758-417-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Online Learning Challenges in Academia: The Case of Uganda
SN - 978-989-758-417-6
AU - Bwire F.
AU - Bagarukayo E.
AU - Muyinda P.
PY - 2020
SP - 484
EP - 489
DO - 10.5220/0009794504840489