An Outbreak of Online Learning in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and Challenges

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Autor/in	Adarkwah, Michael Agyemang
Titel	An Outbreak of Online Learning in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and Challenges
Quelle	21 (2021) 2, S.1-10 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0975-4350
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Online Courses; School Closing; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Access to Education; Access to Computers; Teacher Burnout; Student Attitudes; Internet; Anxiety; Foreign Countries; Energy; Educational Finance; Costs; Barriers; College Students; Higher Education; Readiness; Parent Role; Africa; Cote d'Ivoire; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Nigeria; Senegal; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Schülerverhalten; Angst; Ausland; Energie; Bildungsfonds; Cost; Kosten; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Parental role; Elternrolle; Afrika; Äthiopien; Kenia; Libyen; Madagaskar; Ruanda; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania; Simbabwe
Abstract	The COVID-19 outbreak stimulated an outbreak of online learning in many institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Educational institutions went beyond fighting the COVID-19 through social distancing norms to tackling Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4) with the adoption of online learning as the new modality for instruction. Online learning has the propensity to ensure learners from all geographical regions have access to education, thereby addressing the inequalities in education. However, the disparities in the access to digital infrastructure had a negative impact on the online instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa. The online learning experience is best described as a "challenge-ridden online learning" with many teachers suffering from burnout and students lamenting on limited ICT resources, inadequate access to affordable and reliable internet, power outages, and anxiety over academic outcomes. Despite the challenges, the COVID-19 has presented a silver lining to online learning in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aside the attempt to massify online learning, many institutions have come up with novel technological innovations and inventions to bridge the digital divide in the region. The review gives an overview of the challenges, prospects, and practical implications of online learning in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract-The COVID-19 outbreak stimulated an outbreak of online learning in many institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Educational institutions went beyond fighting the COVID-19 through social distancing norms to tackling Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4) with the adoption of online learning as the new modality for instruction. Online learning has the propensity to ensure learners from all geographical regions have access to education, thereby addressing the inequalities in education. However, the disparities in the access to digital infrastructure had a negative impact on the online instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa. The online learning learning" with many teachers suffering from burnout and students lamenting on limited ICT resources, inadequate access to affordable and reliable internet, power outages, and anxiety over academic outcomes. Despite the challenges, the COVID-19 has presented a silver lining to online learning in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aside the attempt to massify online learning, many institutions have come up with novel technological innovations and inventions to bridge the digital divide in the region. The review gives an overview of the challenges, prospects, and practical implications of online learning in Sub-Saharan Africa. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01