OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINING AND MAINTAINING E-LEARNING IN AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDUCATION AUTHORITY, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

This study examines open education resources for sustaining and maintaining learning in Awka South LGEA, Anambra state, Nigeria. The study aims to find out the level of awareness in-service primary  school teachers have concerning OER, the benefits they can derive from using OER and how OER  sustains and maintains e-learning for in-service teachers of primary school. Three research questions  were developed for the study. 2,520 teachers from 43 government primary schools formed the  population of the study. Systematic sampling technique was used to select the sample of the study. The  study sample consisted of 175 primary school teachers. Based on the data collected via a questionnaire,  the analysis resulted in the following finding: that public primary school teachers in Awka LGEA are  fully aware of Open Education Resources and how it can be utilised for sustaining and maintaining E-learning in Awka LGEA. Factors like greater access to information, increased interest in teaching and  experimentation, more collaboration and more communication with teachers, administrators and parents are the benefits in-service teachers of primary school derive from using OER. Also opportunities  for teachers to identify how OER can sustain and maintain e-learning in primary school can be increased by more access to ICT, affordability of available technology by schools, providing them with  technical support and sufficient time. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that  technical support should be available in schools and teachers should use the right approach in solving  problems involving the use of OER.