e-Learning Policy for Higher Education

e-learning is the use of a learner-centered electronic mediated environment (web, and other internet technologies) to facilitate the teaching/learning process. There has been different initiatives in Ethiopian HEIs to integrate e-learning in their education system. These initiatives have not brought significant change in the teaching/learning process. Most Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have not moved much beyond using PowerPoint slides and online lecture medium such as Zoom and Google Meet when it comes to using technology in delivering their courses. The major issues observed include lack of governance structure (institutional and national), lack of quality standards, instructors’ skill gap, lack of incentives, fear of copy right issues, security, infrastructure limitation, and student support. HEIs failed to address these issues primarily due to lack of a guiding policies and strategies.