Assessing the Adoption of E-Learning Management Systems in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zambia: A Case Study of the University of Zambia

E-learning has become the protagonist for change and serves as an avenue for the creation, storing and sharing of knowledge among members of the university communities. The adoption of e-learning management systems by higher education institutions in Zambia has continued to observe poor strides due to high costs in the using and maintaining of e-learning systems, cost of equipment and staff to maintain the products. The main objective of this research was to assess the adoption of e-learning management systems in higher learning institutions in Zambia: A case study of the university of Zambia and explore the challenges faced by The University of Zambia in adoption of e-learning management systems. The data analysis of this research revealed that about 50% of the lecturers remained neutral with only 41% agreeing that the e-learning platform was convenient for their studies. A larger proportion of the students was also neutral (67.28%), with a cumulative total of only 29% agreeing that it was convenient for all their academic work. This therefore means that there was no overwhelming evidence to show that the e-learning platform currently being used was convenient for lecturers’ studies and students’ academic work. These findings confirm the importance of the expected consequences of using e-learning, suggesting that training programs and organizational policies could be instituted to enhance or modify these expectations as proposed by Thompson, Higgins and Howell (1991).