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Open University, e-learning, web-education, and other related terms are common these days, but the objective behind them can not be achieved fully without ICT tools availability in both rural and urban areas. Generic model for determining the level of ICT tools' dispersion and its applicability, adaptability and availability for e-learning, open university system and distance learning was developed. Under-developed and developing nations problems include inflation rate, literacy, bandwidth, telecommunication and electricity. These were found having effect on ICT tools diffusion and were used for simulation and development of the models. Software was developed for the implementation of the models while data were gathered and analyzed to show trend of its availability and verification of the models. This book shows that, the higher the ICT tools dispersion, the better the access to e-learning and its related areas. Government and other stakeholders in under-developed, developing and developed nations should study this book and find a way of giving opportunity to make ICT tools available everywhere for better access to education anywhere you may be.
About the author
Dr Alimi Maruf attended Federal Univ. of Agric.,Abeokuta where he bagged B.Sc., then proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife for M.Sc. and PhD in Computer Science. He specialized in Soft. Eng. and Info System. He is presently Vis. Senior Lecturer at KSUSTA Aliero and UMY University Katsina and also Asst.Director ICT UDUTH, Sokoto-Nigeria.
