Enhancing the Quality of Computer Science Education with MOOCs in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creatorMtebe, Joel S.
dc.creatorKissaka, Mussa M.
dc.date2016-03-08T12:18:34Z
dc.date2016-03-08T12:18:34Z
dc.date2016-02-02
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T11:49:59Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T11:49:59Z
dc.descriptionThe quality of computer science education in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa is reported to be poor. This is due to acute shortage of well-trained faculty members, irrelevant and outdated curricula, and poor teaching methodology. Although several interventions exist to improve the quality of computer science education in the region, there have not yet been many attempts to systematically adapt and integrate Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in computer science education. This chapter presents approaches that can be used by faculty members to adapt and integrate MOOCs in order to enhance the quality of computer science education. These approaches are the first steps towards helping faculty members and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa to utilize the potential of MOOCs to improve the quality of computer science education and to equip students with employable skills for both local and international IT industry.
dc.identifierJoel S. Mtebe and Mussa M. Kissaka. "Enhancing the Quality of Computer Science Education with MOOCs in Sub-Saharan Africa" United States of AmericaHandbook of Research on Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom Model in the Digital Age (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mtebe/15/
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/692
dc.identifier10.4018/978-1-4666-9680-8.ch019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10395
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHershey, PA: Information Science Reference
dc.subjectQuality
dc.subjectComputer Science
dc.subjectEducation
dc.titleEnhancing the Quality of Computer Science Education with MOOCs in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeBook chapter

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