An Empirical Study on Education Strategy to E-learning in a Developing Country

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has enhanced teaching and learning in developing countries. Educational institutions use ICT as a tool for teaching and learning in a number of ways including but not limited to Internet-based content delivery (an example is blackboard software), visualization by using PowerPoint projector and overhead projector, local area network (LAN) for conducting lessons with the instructor taking control at the server computer. The use of ICT has not been fully explored for delivery of educational services and in particular e-learning. In this paper, we have presented the opinion of the public and education service providers for the future of e-learning in Uganda. In particular we present the interest of students in web based learning, the category of students who can benefit from e-learning approach, and the present information technology infrastructure that can support e-learning implementation programme in a developing country with Uganda as a case study.