SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE IN DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE CHAGING WORLD

SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EMERGING ISSUE FOR NIGERIAN EDUCATION IN THE CHANGING WORLD
OGUNDELE, Michael Olarewaju (Ph.D)
&
MALLO, Isa
Michogun63@gmail.com malloibk@gmail.com
Department of Educational Foundations
University of Jos

ABSTRACT
The chapter examined the social media usage for sustainable national development of students as an emerging issue for Nigerian educational development in the changing world. The chapter however explained the concepts and the types of social media, the ways of usage by the teachers and the students, the concepts and features of the enhance world and how the youths in the modern lime mate use of social media in the society to enhance effective sustainable national development in the changing world. The study also investigated the problems militating against effective social media usage in the school system Furthermore, the strategies for integrating social media usage for sustainable national development in the changing of Nigerian education system in the changing world was also explored. Finally conclusion and recommendations were made towards eradicating negative social media usage among the Nigerian students in the changing world.
Keywords: Social Media Usage, Sustainable National Development, Global Village, Emerging Issues, Youths and Nigerian Education Changing World Problems Associated with the Usage, Networking and Virtual classroom.