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Offline-Enabled Web-based E-Learning for Improved User Experience in Africa

  • Web-based E-Learning uses Internet technologies and digital media to deliver education content to learners. Many universities in recent years apply their capacity in producing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). They have been offering MOOCs with an expectation of rendering a comprehensive online apprenticeship. Typically, an online content delivery process requires an Internet connection. However, access to the broadband has never been a readily available resource in many regions. In Africa, poor and no networks are yet predominantly experienced by Internet users, frequently causing offline each moment a digital device disconnect from a network. As a result, a learning process is always disrupted, delayed and terminated in such regions. This paper raises the concern of E-Learning in poor and low bandwidths, in fact, it highlights the needs for an Offline-Enabled mode. The paper also explores technical approaches beamed to enhance the user experience inWeb-based E-Learning, particular in Africa.

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Author details:Jan RenzORCiDGND, Ahmed Shams, Christoph MeinelORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095574
ISBN:978-1-5386-2775-4
ISSN:2153-0025
Title of parent work (English):2017 IEEE Africon
Publisher:IEEE
Place of publishing:New York
Publication type:Other
Language:English
Date of first publication:2017/11/07
Publication year:2017
Release date:2022/07/08
Tag:Bandwidth; E-Learning; Educational Technology; Internet; MOOC; Mobile Learning; Mobiles; Offline-Enabled; Ubiquitous
Number of pages:7
First page:736
Last Page:742
Organizational units:Digital Engineering Fakultät / Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering GmbH
DDC classification:0 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke / 00 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme / 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke
Peer review:Referiert
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