"... MOOCs are a godsend for Africa. Free, they have the potential to reach vast audiences who stand no chance of getting anywhere near higher education as we know it in the developed world. On the other hand, as the Namibian President wisely said at E-learning Africa this month, let’s not make the mistake of following an overly academic approach at the expense of Africa’s vocational needs, what he called the 'spectacle of hallucination'. African MOOCs will have to be more relevant to Africa’s vocational needs, such as agriculture, healthcare and entrepreneurship. A third view, is that Africa needs to produce as well as consume MOOCs."
Great article by Donald Clark "African MOOCs: unlocking a billion more brains".
http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/african-moocs-unlocking-billion-more.html
He also inks to the enthusiastic Africamooc
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