Adoption and implementation of blended distance learning

Amid the reported low technology uptake and inadequate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and resources not only in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries but also in some rural areas of the developed countries, this book explores ways to exploit technology affordances in the 21st century education. The reported technology integration challenges in higher learning include low digital literacy of the faculty and learners as well as the adoption of unsuitable blended learning pedagogic models. The key factors addressed in this book include:• National and institutional ICT challenges in Sub-Saharan and other developing countries• A review of existing technology adoption frameworks • Critical success factors in technology adoption• Enablers of ICT integration in higher learning institutions in developing countries.The book proposes evidence-based frameworks for adoption and implementation of contextually-relevant Blended Learning (BL) pedagogic models and a specific model for a higher learning ODL institute in Lesotho.