AfricaDotEdu IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa

Name: AfricaDotEdu IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa
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ISBN: 9780070507203

ISBN-10: 0070507201

ISBN-13: 9780070507203

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Authors: Maria A. Beebe, Koffi Magloire Kouakou, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Madanmohan Rao

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List price: $34.95
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 539
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Rao is a Knowledge Management consultant in Bangalore, India.

Foreword
Preface
About the Editors
About the Contributing Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Higher Education, Economic Growth, and Information Technology in Africa: Some Challenges and Issues	p. 15
The Evolution of the Internet in Africa	p. 43
Partnerships, Alliances and Networks for e-Learning	p. 69
Overview of University Level Education in Africa	p. 90
Government Intervention: ICT Policies Around the World	p. 113
Regional Governance of Internet Infrastructure: Lessons and Challenges for Africa	p. 129
Toward a View of Knowledge as the Common Heritage of Humanity: Mapping an Open Content Strategy	p. 146
eHealth in Africa	p. 173
Digital Libraries in Africa: A Review of Developments Since 1996	p. 190
The African Virtual University (AVU): Challenges and Prospects	p. 206
Electronic Commerce: Legal Implications Raised	p. 226
Africa Online: A Case Study of e-Commerce in Africa	p. 245
Community Learning Centers: Broadening Access for Low-Income Communities in Africa	p. 267
Distance Education: Issues and Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 292
Human Capital Development, Education and ICT in Africa	p. 314
Institutional Arrangements and Strategy for ICTs in a Higher Education Institution: The Case of the University of the Western Cape	p. 332
Information and Communication Technology Development in Arab Africa	p. 349
IT and Higher Education: The Case of Egypt	p. 387
The Kenya Education Network (KENET)	p. 405
ICT in Mozambique: The Role of Eduardo Mondlane University	p. 420
The Spread of the Internet in Nigeria	p. 434
Internet Access in Nigerian and Kenyan Universities	p. 448
Infromation and Communication Technology in Tanzania: The Role of the University of Dar es Salaam	p. 469
Pioneering the Internet in Zambia: University Role and Challenges	p. 482
Epilogue	p. 496
App. A: Acronyms	p. 499
App. B: References	p. 503
App. C: Online Resources	p. 530
App. D: Course Outline	p. 533
Index	p. 537
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