ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
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2020-12-30
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Alama Iqbal, Open University, Islamabad
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The study investigated the relationship between Canvas learning management system, Google
Classroom, Zoom for online teaching and quality of distance education. Purposive sampling
technique was used to select 750 lecturers in 75 centres of Open University of Nigeria. Data was
collected using Access Management and Quality of Distance Education Questionnaire. Pearson
product moment correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis were used to analyse the
data collected. The findings revealed that Canvas learning management system, Google
Classroom and Zoom for online teaching were positive and significantly correlated with quality
of distance education. It was recommended that lecturers should continue making use of canvas
learning management system so as to helps students to plan the process of their learning. Also, lecturers
should continue to adopt and implement the use of google classroom to facilitate effective teaching and
learning in order to provides learning opportunities by encouraging questions, exploration and
outliers. Furthermore, lecturers should continue make use of zoom for online teaching so as to helps
students to work in groups as well as helps students to collaborate both on the preparation and
recording of the presentation through video conferencing in order to achieve quality of distance
education in Nigeria.
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Canvas learning management system, zoom, google classroom, distance education