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Radical Solutions for Education in Africa

Open Education and Self-directed Learning in the Continent

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Burgos

    1. Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain

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  2. Jako Olivier

    1. North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

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  • Explores the state of open education in terms of self-directed learning on the African continent
  • Equips readers with a research-based impression of open education and self-directed learning
  • Reports on effective open practices in support of self-directed learning

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology (LNET)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Online Access and Resources for Open Self-directed Learning in Africa

    • Jako Olivier
    Pages 1-16

  3. Self-Directed Learning at School and in Higher Education in Africa

    • Jako Olivier, Antoinette Wentworth
    Pages 17-39

  4. Fostering Students’ SRL in an Online Learning Environment

    • Abdelwahed Elsafi
    Pages 41-57

  5. Gathering Expert Opinions on Self-directed Learning and Online Assessment Using OER—A Delphi Approach for Redesigning Student Assessments

    • Sandhya Gunness, Isabel Tarling, Erkkie Haipinge
    Pages 59-86

  6. Self-directed Learning, Online Mentoring and Online Coaching

    • Jako Olivier, Shikha Trivedi
    Pages 87-104

  7. Open Education and Self-directed Learning in Adult, Professional and Vocational Education in Africa

    • Elock Emvula Shikalepo, Aletta Mweneni Hautemo
    Pages 105-128

  8. Open Education, Open Learning and Open Teaching at the African University

    • Francis Simui, Karen Ferreira-Meyers
    Pages 129-148

  9. Can Open Science Offer Solutions to Science Education in Africa?

    • Karen Ferreira-Meyers, Amit Dhakulkar
    Pages 149-174

  10. Open Learning in the African Context: Challenges and Possibilities for Self-directed Learning

    • Moeketsi Letseka, Mmabaledi K. Seeletso
    Pages 175-186

  11. Educators’ Beliefs, Perceptions and Practices Around Self-Directed Learning, Assessment and Open Education Practices

    • Isabel Tarling, Sandhya Gunness
    Pages 187-209

  12. Bala Wande—Foundation Phase Mathematics OER: Collaborative Development and Use

    • Sihlobosenkosi Mpofu, Permie Isaac, Tobeka Ndamase, Luleka Sonjica, Ingrid Sapire
    Pages 211-231

  13. The Adoption of Open Educational Practices to Support Practical Work at Moroccan Universities

    • Khadija El Kharki, Khalid Berrada, Faouzi Bensamka, Daniel Burgos
    Pages 233-249

  14. Self-directed Learning: Readiness of Secondary School Students in Mauritius

    • Vandanah Gooria, Perienen Appavoo, Upasna Bhunjun, Abheenaye Chauhan Gokhool
    Pages 251-275

  15. A Progressive Approach to OER Adoption in Development of Short Online Courses by University Lecturers

    • Pauline Ngimwa, Wanjira Kinuthia
    Pages 277-294
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About this book

This book explores the state of open education in terms of self-directed learning on the African continent. Through a combination of conceptual, systematic literature review and empirical chapters, readers will get a research-based impression of these aspects in this area. Apart from presenting existing wider trends regarding open education, this book also reports on effective open practices in support of self-directed learning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain

    Daniel Burgos

  • North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

    Jako Olivier

About the editors

Daniel Burgos works as a Full Professor of Technologies for Education & Communication and Vice-rector for International Research, at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). He holds a UNESCO Chair on eLearning and the ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources. He is the Director of the Research Institute for Innovation & Technology in Education (UNIR iTED). He has implemented more than 60 European and Worldwide R&D projects, and published over 180 research papers and over 25 books. He is a Professor at An-Najah National University (Palestine), an Adjunct Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL, Colombia), an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University (South-Africa) and a Visiting Professor at Coventry University (United Kingdom). He works as a consultant for United Nations (UNECE), European Commission & Parliament, and the Russian Academy of Science. He holds degrees in Communication (PhD), Computer Science (Dr. Ing), Education (PhD), Anthropology (PhD), BusinessAdministration (DBA), Theology (PhD), Management (PhD), Open Science and STEM (PhD) and Artificial Intelligence (MIT, postgraduate).

Jako Olivier is the holder of the UNESCO Chair in Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources and is a professor of Multimodal Learning in the Faculty of Education at North-West University. His research, within the Research Unit Self-Directed Learning, focuses on self-directed multimodal learning, open educational resources, multiliteracies, blended and e-learning in language classrooms as well as multilingualism in education. He currently holds a Y rating from the National Research Foundation and was awarded the Education Association of South Africa’s Emerging Researcher Medal in 2018. In addition to recently editing a book on self-directed multimodal learning he has published numerous articles and book chapters at the national and international levels, and he also acts as a supervisor for postgraduate students.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radical Solutions for Education in Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Open Education and Self-directed Learning in the Continent

  • Editors: Daniel Burgos, Jako Olivier

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4099-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4098-8Published: 03 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4101-5Published: 04 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4099-5Published: 02 August 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2196-4963

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4971

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 294

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Education, general, Computers and Education

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