Open and Distance Learning in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review

This article is a literature review on open distance learnings (ODL) in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (FSSA). The state of research on this question highlights many topics, such as the supporting reasons for the creation of ODL systems and their potentials. Success, difficulties, and issues linked...

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Autor principal:	Emmanuel Béché
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2018
Materias:	ODL French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa literature review research statement African virtual university francophone university agency Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aa0c5ac2743e4d2a898b7b9547ba8fb42021-12-02T18:02:59ZOpen and Distance Learning in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review10.19173/irrodl.v19i3.32651492-3831https://doaj.org/article/aa0c5ac2743e4d2a898b7b9547ba8fb42018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3265https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This article is a literature review on open distance learnings (ODL) in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (FSSA). The state of research on this question highlights many topics, such as the supporting reasons for the creation of ODL systems and their potentials. Success, difficulties, and issues linked to their implementation also hold a crucial place in this research. Besides, this literature review shows that studies on ODLs in FSSA emphasize the representations, motivations, and identities of students and university managers, including the historical and cooperative aspects of these third-generation learnings. While most of the research in this field are descriptive or exploratory, others are critical. Beyond these results, research must further explore many perspectives, mainly those related to teaching and learning practices, evaluation, social and university transformations, and the hybrid forms of learning. Emmanuel BéchéAthabasca University PressarticleODLFrench-speaking Sub-Saharan Africaliterature reviewresearch statementAfrican virtual universityfrancophone university agencySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 3 (2018)
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description	This article is a literature review on open distance learnings (ODL) in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (FSSA). The state of research on this question highlights many topics, such as the supporting reasons for the creation of ODL systems and their potentials. Success, difficulties, and issues linked to their implementation also hold a crucial place in this research. Besides, this literature review shows that studies on ODLs in FSSA emphasize the representations, motivations, and identities of students and university managers, including the historical and cooperative aspects of these third-generation learnings. While most of the research in this field are descriptive or exploratory, others are critical. Beyond these results, research must further explore many perspectives, mainly those related to teaching and learning practices, evaluation, social and university transformations, and the hybrid forms of learning.
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title	Open and Distance Learning in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review
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Open and Distance Learning in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review

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