1.2         STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

E-learning is a relatively new method of learning in Nigeria and existing e-learning facilities like web applications are very sparse and the existing ones have shown really little efficiency as it does not engage students in a manner that would help foster learning which is meant to be the main purpose of e-learning. It also continues the usual trend of students typically amassing knowledge without a viable means for application of the acquired knowledge. Also, there is inadequate awareness of these available e-learning facilities which keeps a large percentage of the Nigerian population oblivious of the possible benefits associated with these facilities. Also, some existing e-learning websites have poor development for example a web application called “SIMER”, this webapp(short for web application) is heavily dependent on JavaScript but most mobile users use devices that aren't capable of running such amounts of JavaScript thereby reducing the amount of devices that would be able to easily make use of the webapp.

1.3         OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

Our goal is to promote and extend the functionalities, flexibility, awareness, ease of access as well as the educational standard of e-learning with focus on web application. This is necessary since in recent times, Nigerians are becoming more “Computer Savvy” coupled with the fact that ease of access to the internet is far greater now than it used to be years ago.

Seeing the challenges posed by existing e-learning webapps, we deem it fit to harness these earlier identified opportunities and challenges for the good of people that would like to learn things both people in school, those out of school for whatever reason as well as those in organizations.

Here are factors and objectives we have considered in the course of our study.

1.  To reduce learning costs

As a student or even a small business owner, you know that online transactions cost a fraction as much those requiring paper or staff. It’s the same with e-Learning because there are no papers, no delays, and no travel expenses.

To reduce the time required for effective learning Electronic learning is sometimes called “just-in-time” learning. Such learning enables both employees and students to take what they have just learned from their computer screens and apply it to the tasks at hand.