Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education in Developing Countries: Old and Emergent Issues of Access, Pedagogy, and Knowledge Production /

A special issue on cyberspace, distance learning, and higher education in developing countries is presented. Topics discussed include information and communication technologies as a frontier for education in developing countries; implementing the online learning community in Africa; pedagogical iss...

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Publicado en:African & Asian Studies Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 361 - 611
Autor principal: Assié-Lumumba, N'Dri T.
Formato: Symposium
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2003
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Sumario:A special issue on cyberspace, distance learning, and higher education in developing countries is presented. Topics discussed include information and communication technologies as a frontier for education in developing countries; implementing the online learning community in Africa; pedagogical issues and gender in cyberspace/distance education in South Africa; an evaluation of the options and strategies in distance learning and virtual education for higher education in Africa; the chances for success of the francophone centers for distance education of the Global Development Learning Network; higher education reform and the challenges toward a knowledge society in Malaysia; strategies for promoting virtual higher education in Africa and Asia; and the communications implications of partnership in higher education in Africa beyond the 2000s.