eLearning In Africa

July 23, 2017

Immersion Training In Senegal: Leading Global Innovation In Higher Education

After a highly selective and intensive 4-months preparation (January to April), the first 20 talents of FAST (Fast-track Acquisition of Skills Training in Technology, Engineering, and Entrepreneurship) are now ready to be immersed at leading enterprises in Senegal.

by Merel Roos van Zelderen

May 14, 2017

4 Points For Designing EdTech Solutions For The African Market

There is no shortage of EdTech products in the African market, but are they addressing the right problems and most critical challenges? We need a solutions-driven approach to the design of EdTech products that is collaborative and has coherent alignment with the needs of the continent.

by Danai Nhando

February 26, 2017

5 Benefits Of Using Mobile Learning For Businesses In Africa

With the rise of smartphone usage across the African continent, in this article I will explore why mobile learning is ideal for businesses in Africa – empowering employees and improving company efficiency.

by Dennis Lamberti

February 23, 2017

Key Performance Indicators For Online Education In Sub-Sahara Africa

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are used to assess a organisation's success in a particular activity. Here we will take a look at the use of key performance indicators for online education in Sub-Sahara Africa.

by Jens Ischebeck, Africa and Middle East

January 20, 2017

Quick Guide: Improving Education With EdTech In Africa

EdTech in Africa has the chance to increase the access to education for Africans by benefiting of the rising internet penetration rates. Keywords are eLearning and mobile learning: From statistics and policies to the implementation in the daily live.

by Jens Ischebeck, Africa and Middle East

December 24, 2016

How To Close The Skills Gap In Africa

Africa is the youngest of all continents; there lives an incredible amount of young people. This population needs education and skills in order to participate at the economic growth. Read more to learn why eLearning is one part of the puzzle to close the skills gap in Africa.

by Jens Ischebeck, Africa and Middle East

December 7, 2016

How Rwanda's Education Technology Penetration Measures Up

EdTech keywords such as eLearning and mLearning are real life in Rwanda. The small African country pushes online courses and distance learning to accelerate the educational development of its population. This policy opens the window for global eLearning providers to engage in Rwanda’s education technology.

by Jens Ischebeck, Africa and Middle East

December 2, 2016

Lack Of eLearning Materials In Secondary Schools

My concern is about most public schools in Africa and elsewhere that are forgotten and which face a lack of eLearning materials; this will become a problem in the future.

by Olatunde Osiyemi

June 22, 2016

eLearning For Kids: 5 Ways eLearning Is Positively Affecting Children Worldwide

From improving basic education in regions of Africa to providing much-needed education to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, this article shows how eLearning for kids can positively impact children’s lives around the world.

by Maricel Rivera

February 19, 2016

Utilizing Open Educational Resources To Advance Online Learning In Sub-Saharan Africa

In many schools and institutions of higher learning across Sub-Saharan Africa students lack access to quality academic resources and teachers also lack access to teaching resources. Open Educational Resources (OER) are the ideal tool to leverage on the affordances of technology and the insights of online learning to reduce the inequalities in the Sub-Saharan African countries’ education systems.

by Danai Nhando

December 17, 2015

The 4 Ps On How To Tap Into The African Learning Management System Market

Did you know that Africa is the only region in the world where installed authoring tools generate more revenue than platforms? The continent is a growing market for Learning Management Systems and there are 4 key factors to consider if one wants to venture into and succeed in the African Learning Management System market.

by Danai Nhando

December 16, 2015

eLearning In Egypt: Will eLearning Be The Optimum Solution For Egypt's Educational System?

In today’s challenges that Egypt is facing generally and in its educational system specifically, it is highly essential to highlight some of the segment’s challenges and whether eLearning will be a helpful approach to overcome them or not; especially under the global and local economic tights. In this article and later ones, I will be highlighting some of the challenges of implementing eLearning in Egypt and I will also be mapping them with eLearning concepts to be overcome.

by Haitham Khedr