Awareness, attitudes, skills, and open educational resources usage among open and distance learners
Smart, E. Ambrose · Ogbomo, Esoswo Francisca · Akporhonor, Blessing Amina

Published22 June 2024
JournalRecord and Library Journal
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 138-150
CountryNigeria, Africa

ABSTRACT
Background of the study: Open Educational Resources (OER) are adjudged to be of tremendous benefit to open and distance learners due to the nature of their academic programs. However, a number of factors will determine the extent to which they will use these resources. Thus, this study examined the influence of awareness, attitudes, and skills on the usage of OER by postgraduate.

Purpose: this study examined the influence of awareness, attitudes, and skills on the usage of OER by postgraduate students at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), South-South, Nigeria.

Method: Four hypotheses were generated and tested to guide the study. On a population of 2,119 postgraduate students, the study used a descriptive survey design of the correlational type. Fifteen percent of the population (318) was sampled for the study. A questionnaire was used to elicit data from the respondents, and upon administration, a 95% response rate was achieved. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics (for the demographics) and inferential statistics (for the hypotheses).

Findings: The results revealed that the independent variables of awareness, attitude, and skills all had a moderate individual and joint influence on the usage of OER among open and distance learners.

Conclusion: The study concluded that, to stimulate the use of OER among postgraduate students, their awareness, attitude, and skills would have to be positively triggered. Consequently, recommendations were made.

Keywords attitude · awareness · National Open University of Nigeria · open educational resources · open and distance learners

LanguageEnglish
ISSN2442-5168
RefereedYes
RightsCC BY-SA
DOI10.20473/rlj.V10-I1.2024.138-150
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