Journal Name:
- The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
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Abstract (2. Language):
Nigeria no doubt is at the threshold of transformation in information and
communication technology (ICT), a development that should be utilized to meet the
demand of time, especially in the education sector. One area in which ICT has made
enormous impact is in open and distance learning. Undoubtedly, the demand on the
conventional higher education delivery system in the country is high and ever
increasing that the system at the moment is unable to accommodate the number of
candidates seeking admission. This paper, therefore, attempts some definition of open
and distance learning as well as its practices with a view to advancing the prospects of
open and distance as alternative system of higher education in Nigeria.
Furthermore, it concludes that considering the level of infrastructural decay in the
conventional higher education system, open and distance learning as an alternative
system of education has become imperative for the realization of the primary
objectives of higher education in Nigeria. Recommendations that will enhance the
prospects of open and distance learning as viable alternative system of higher
education were proffered.
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