Abstract

This research aimed at (i) examine gender influence on the use of online educational resources among students of tertiary institution in the Northwest Nigeria.(ii) find out family economic influence on the use of online educational resources among students of tertiary institutions in Northwest (iii) identify the challenges faced by students of tertiary institutions in the use of online educational resources among students of tertiary institutions in North-west, Nigeria. The descriptive research design of survey type was employed for the study. The population sample was 333 students of tertiary institutions in the zone. Three research questions were generated while two hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument employed for the study was a researchers-designed questionnaire and a checklist. Percentage, mean score and Pearson, Product-Moment correlation were used to answer the research questions and analyze the collected data. The findings of the study revealed that: gender does not have any influence on the use of OER among students of tertiary institutions in Northwest, Nigeria. The study also revealed that economy of the family has an influence on the use of OER among students of tertiary institutions in northwest, Nigeria. The study identified challenges such as power, ignorance and high cost of material among others. The study recommended that all students irrespective of gender, should be encouraged to use OER for their academic activities, Families should strive to empower their wards with the necessary material that would enable them use OER for their academic activities among others.