Digital learning management systems in Africa: Myths and realities

Open Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-23

  Unwin, Tim ^a   Kleessen, Beate ^b   Hollow, David ^a   Williams, James B ^c   Oloo, Leonard Mware ^d   Alwala, John ^e   Mutimucuio, Inocente ^f   Eduardo, Feliciana ^f   Muianga, Xavier ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ICWE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Ghana)

^d ICWE Africa Ltd   (Kenya)

^e MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^f EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Africa; ICT; LMS; OER; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551543002     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510903482033     Document Type: Article

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