Online Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in Africa

This book argues that universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication learning to thrive. Looking at case studies in Africa, the contributors call for a rich combination of twenty-first century pedagogical skills, education technology, and institutional collaboration to achieve optimum learning outcomes through ODEL.

Foreword
Introduction: Education Beyond the Four Walls
Martin Munyao
Chapter 1: Distance Education that Matters; Creating Sustainable Online Pedagogy
Alicia Plant and Martin Munyao
Chapter 2: Covid-19 Higher Education Driven Elearning: The Digital Divide's Impact on Access and Quality in the EAC Region
Abraham Waithima, Mike Kuria, and Samual Agyapong
Chapter 3: Psychology of Online Learning
Catherine N. Mwarari and Agnes N. Mburu
Chapter 4: Opinion and Experience in Regard to Problem-Based Learning in Online Mode
Rebecca Ng'ang'a
Chapter 5: Teaching Problem-Based Learning in the Post-Covid 19 Era in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for the Online Instructor
John Mudegu
Chapter 6: The Role of Educational Technology and Elearning During Covid-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Higher Education Sector in Kenya
Laban Ayiro, Martin Munyao, and Anthony Wambua
Chapter 7: "Switching To Side Mode" - Covid-19 and the Adaptation of Computer-Mediated Communication Learning in Kenya
Lydia Ouma Radoli
Chapter 8: Re-Thinking the Survival of HEI in Africa Through Post Covid-19 Digitalization: A Transformative Potential
Rose Ruto-Korir and Nokuthula Vilakati
Chapter 9: Elevating Higher Education Challenges Using Block Chain Technology
Julius Sirma and Vincent Kogo
Chapter 10: Enhancing Collaboration in Online Learning
Martin Munyao and Serah Wachira
Chapter 11: Ramifications of Nursing Research in the Wake of Covid-19
Justice Mutua and Fridah Mburu
Chapter 12: The Impact of the Pandemic on Higher and Potential Implications for the Future
Trine Jensen and Giorgio Marinoni
Chapter 13: Dialogic Communication for eLearning success: Going beyond face-to-face learning
Evonne Mwangale Kiptinness and Winnie Mbatha
Index
About the Contributors