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August 28, 2017

Africa ‘must embrace online learning’ to meet demand for degrees #elearning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:02 am

by Chris Parr, Times Higher Ed

There is a “crisis of capacity” on the African continent, Dr Andrews said, pointing out that half the population is under 19 – just one of the factors contributing to the spiralling demand for higher education. “To meet that demand,” he said, “Africa would need to build 10 universities a week, [with] each [one enrolling] 10,000 students every week for the next 12 years.” This simply isn’t going to happen. “I am not saying that all bricks-and-mortar institutions need to be closed, but it is impossible for African governments to build enough to [educate the population] in the traditional way,” said Dr Andrews, who was a lecturer at Bournemouth University for 13 years, leaving in 2006. “They have to think about innovations, to think about online as part of the solution.”

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/africa-must-embrace-online-learning-meet-demand-degrees

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