E-learning implementation strategies for an ICT-challenged environment : case of the University of Ghana, Legon

................................................................................................................. V DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ VI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................... VII TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ IX LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................. XIV LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................... XV ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS .................................... XVII CHAPTER

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