Assessment of Social Learning Platforms on Students’ Engagement and Retention in National Open University of Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026246Keywords:
Social Learning Platforms, Students’ Engagement, Retention, Open and Distance Learning InstitutionsAbstract
Social learning Platforms is important channel of facilitation. National Open University of Nigeria which is one of the open and learning institutions in Nigeria have introduced these modes of instruction for her students in recent times. It is because of this that the study seeks to assess the impact of these modes of instruction to students in National Open University of Nigeria. Two questions were formulated, moreover, qualitative approach was adopted. Focus group was used, Moreso, thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings indicated among others that the use of these modes has encouraged students to actively participate in various academic activities. The recommendations reached among others is that university management should provide laptops to every student to enable them to participate in the lecture.
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