Evaluation of Distance Education Programmes of Nigerian Universities

This study evaluated the Distance Education (DE) programmes of Nigerian
Universities. The study was limited to the areas of objective, admission
criteria, course content, media, staff development and support services. Eight
research questions and seven hypotheses guided the study. The population
for the study was made up of 12,131 students and 713 staff in the three
universities currently running distance education programmes. The sample
comprised of 996 students and 204 staff involved in the DE programmes of
these universities