Strategy for Successful E-Learning Implementation in Higher Education: Nigerian Universities as a Case Study

The need to take advantage of the benefits of implementation of technology in higher education in Nigeria and the fact that a number of e-learning opportunities have been identified through a previous study by Areye (2005) and that such opportunities would contribute to the economic development of Nigeria and diversification of her petroleum dependent economy, this research was conceived to identify possible strategies that can be adopted to form an e-strategy model for the successful implementation of e-learning in Nigeria. Thus, this research focused on developing an e-strategy for practical implementation of e-learning in the Higher Education Institutions of Nigeria. The research findings affirm the need for e-learning implementation in Nigerian higher educational institutions but also showed that though some progress has been made, a lot still needs to be done especially with respect the infrastructural base of Nigeria. The researcher suggests collaboration of Nigerian higher educational institutions with their foreign counterparts in order to reduce the digital divides and to progressively facilitate technologically-driven teaching and learning in their institutions.