%0 Journal Article
%T ESSENTIALITIES FOR E-LEARNING: THE NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN QUESTION
%A Suleiman Alhaji Ahmad
%J Academic Research International
%D 2012
%I 
%X The marriage between technology and education is as old as the invention of paper and pen. The issue of e-learning is an aspect of technology in the field of education. This conceptual paperdiscusses the relevance of e-learning in the position of distance education in Nigeria. The meaning of e-learning and some of its historical background in Nigeria has been highlighted. The first federal University in Nigeria, National Open University of Nigeria, which dedicated itself to the provision of e-education through distance mode, was also discussed. Furthermore, the paper highlights the prospects and challenges of e-learning in Nigeria especially in relation to the proposal of reconstruction of minimum standards for some higher institutions of learning.
%K E-learning
%K ICT
%K Constructivism
%K NCE.
%U http://www.savap.org.pk/journals/ARInt./Vol.2(2)/2012(2.2-30).pdf