Reflections on Distance Higher Education in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

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Author(s): Luka Mathayo Mkonongwa (Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Tanzania)and Sotco Claudius Komba (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 20
Source title: Online Course Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch108

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter examines literature about distance higher education in Africa, as presented by different scholars. The evolution of distance education has been well explored from the print to the current era of information and communication technology. Challenges and opportunities in the provision of distance higher education have been discussed and better practices for providing quality distance education have been suggested. It is concluded that the provision of distance education must be carefully planned and the technologies employed in its delivery must be reflective of the context in which they are used.

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