The world's fast evolving into a tiny global village, Nigeria inclusive. Over the years, various sectors in the country have adopted methods to improve their technological system...the educational sector isn't left out. From e-payment (you get to pay school fees, post utme fees anywhere in the country which beats the stress of queing up in the school or bank for hours) to e-test (very fast and efficient although it gives most students cold feet) and then e-learning (you don't have to attend classes and listen to those long and boring lectures, just there in the comfort of your room on an e-device is the lecturer and your coursemates, all you need do is be online...sounds cool huh?)...here are its major flaws it reduces the lecturer-student relationship, there probably would be no student-student interaction and it kindles the lackadaisical attitude in students...maybe i'm being archaic or i'm not veiwing it from a different perspective. Fellow nairalanders whats your take on this?

E-learning definitely requires a level of discipline to follow through whatever course you decide to do. You mentioned the Lecturer-Student and Student-Student relationship, i really dont think it will be affected by e-learning where a proper Learning Management System is in place. With a quality LMS, students can contact their tutors with questions and get their answers within a reasonable time frame. Most LMSs also come with forums where students interact and share ideas, issues or questions with fellow students; thereby nurturing a learning community.

Having said that,Nigerians are still being introduced into this method of studying and probably require blended learning; where the student studies on their own for a while and then say at the end of a week or towards the end of the course or just before the examinations, as the case may be, assemble with other students for a tutorial with their lecturer who can then answer other questions that may not have been answered online.

If done right, e-learning can produce great results by decreasing costs and improving performance.

Yes, the fact is if its being managed effectively it might turn out well... But i tell you, i'm offering an online course now and i sincerely don't like it, although it has a forum like you said but most students find it diffult to ask questions and even if they do, they don't get satisfactory answers...

Well said! I believe we are still not deeply rooted in e-learning stuff. To be candid,majority of students now weren't use to stuff like that while growing up! So,naturally you expect issues u raised to crop-up! We'll surely get there .