Levels of interest among prospective and enrolled undergraduate students in learning through online and blended modes

In many developing countries, at least in Africa, colleges and universities continue to deliver undergraduate level education the in-person, face-to-face, mode. Many of these institutions are slow adopting embracing online learning This study investigated levels interest among prospective enrolled undergraduates for full-online or blended The also assessed factors that stimulated groups preferred delivery Based on a sample 414 from private public context Botswana, using survey design involved questionnaires, regression analysis, found majority (56%, n=414) was interested some form learning, compared face-to-face proportion individuals with keen mode, level, is surprisingly high. motivational drivers student choice linked greater flexibility convenience, perceived better opportunity interactions professors classmates (OR=10.9; 95% CI: 5.4 – 22.1). COVID-19 outbreak requirements social distancing may have accounted reported. findings major significance curriculum development, instructional higher education, technology infrastructure long-term enrolment planning.