DIGITALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM: IMPLICATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATION

Abstract

Digitization is the process of taking traditional learning materials that are in book form and papers and converting them to the electronic form where they can be stored and manipulated by a computer. This paper focused on digitalization of higher education system: implication for management of quality education. It highlighted the concept of digitization, digitalization of higher education system, implication for the digitalization of higher education system, management of quality higher education system and challenges militating against the digitalization of higher education system. The paper concluded that, quality systems in higher education have been important for decades and had helped to improve professional standards by comparing them with international educational qualifications. Recommendations were also made which include: Government should increase the funding of higher education with specific allocation to digital education development in all the higher institutions in the country, provide adequate ICT facilities to all the public tertiary institutions to enable the institutions to deploy ICT facilities for teaching and learning in the classroom and ensure that higher institutions in the country are provided with constant power supply and internet services.