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Open Courseware as a Tool for Teaching and Learning in Africa

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dc.creator Sanga, Camilius
dc.creator Lwoga, Edda Tandi
dc.creator Venter, Isabella
dc.date 2019-05-11T10:00:57Z
dc.date 2019-05-11T10:00:57Z
dc.date 2006
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-05T12:22:58Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-05T12:22:58Z
dc.identifier Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Workshop on Technology for Education in Developing Countries (TEDC’06)
dc.identifier http://dspace.cbe.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/179
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73310
dc.description Open Source Software (OSS) shows great promise for future technological innovation and application especially in the area of teaching and learning in Africa. It provides readily available software such as learning management systems (LMS) and learning content management systems (LCMs). Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) in developing countries can benefit from these OSS initiatives. This paper, based on two case studies (The University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa and the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania), discusses the application of OSS in teaching and learning and reflects on why the adoption of Open Courseware (OC) by HLI in Africa is very slow. The UWC Free Software Innovation Unit was visited and information was collected from the websites of both UWC and UDSM. It is anticipated that the findings of the study will be of interest to all stakeholders in the education sector in Africa. It will be useful when planning cost-effective and efficient technology implementation at the district level and at the national level specifically in Tanzania
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher College of Business Education
dc.subject Open Courseware
dc.subject Open Courseware as a Tool
dc.subject Open Courseware as a Tool for Teaching
dc.subject Open Courseware Tool
dc.subject Teaching and Learning in Africa
dc.title Open Courseware as a Tool for Teaching and Learning in Africa
dc.type Article


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