[New post] The need for better quality (digital) open and distance learning content in sub-Saharan Africa

admin posted: "By Anna Childs, UNICEF Digital Learning Specialist, Eastern and Southern Africa and Joshua Valeta, Director of Open, Distance and e-Learning, Ministry of Education, Malawi This blog, based on a background paper for the 2023 GEM Report, focuses on the i" World Education Blog The need for better quality (digital) open and distance learning content in sub-Saharan Africa admin Sep 4 By Anna Childs, UNICEF Digital Learning Specialist, Eastern and Southern Africa and Joshua Valeta, Director of Open, Distance and e-Learning, Ministry of Education, Malawi This blog, based on a background paper for the 2023 GEM Report, focuses on the importance of better quality content for open distance learning in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. The volume of students qualifying for admission to higher education in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years has escalated in parallel with heightened demand and increased access to secondary education. However, higher education has traditionally received little attention from development partners and was disregarded in the Millennium Development Goals. In the early 2000s the quality and capacity of national higher education systems typically continued to deteriorate even as demand from students was on the rise. Continue reading The need for better quality (digital) open and distance learning content in sub-Saharan Africa Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from World Education Blog. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://world-education-blog.org/2023/09/04/the-need-for-better-quality-digital-open-and-distance-learning-content-in-sub-saharan-africa/

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