Influence of internet literacy skills on the use of open educational resources by undergraduates in selected private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of internet literacy skills on the use of Open Educational Resources by undergraduates in selected  private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Four research questions and one hypothesis were drawn from the research objectives. The  research design adopted for the study was a descriptive survey design of the correlational type. A stratified sampling technique was used  to draw the sample size. Data was collected from two hundred and thirty-three (233) undergraduates at selected private universities in  Ogun State, Nigeria. Data analysis was done in an SPSS output format based on simple mean, standard deviation, frequency count, and  percentages to answer the research questions, while Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the null  hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that the level of internet literacy skills of undergraduates is  average; the majority of the undergraduates use YouTube videos, project reports, and lecture notes; the majority of the undergraduates  frequently use YouTube videos, Coursera, and Open textbooks; lack of time to look for suitable resources is a major challenge to using  OER by undergraduates; internet literacy skills do not have a linearly significant relationship with use of OER (r = -.002; p >.978).  Undergraduates should open themselves up to self-learning, virtual, and physical training to help them improve their overall internet  literacy skills.