Students' views on e-learning

Abstract

In the distance teaching institutions where e-learning initiatives are underway and where the planners and administrators grapple with effective adaptation and implementation of technology-enabled education, students’ views on e-learning assume considerable significance. Access to computers and the internet by students plays a crucial role in making an effective shift from a traditional distance education mode of delivery to web-enabled education and teaching. In this study, the researcher focuses on the views of Unisa distance education (DE) students who are enrolled for the PGCE qualification. Data are collected by means of (mainly) quantitative research, plus a certain amount of qualitative research. This paper reports the findings of a study in progress regarding students’ standpoint on and access to e-learning.