Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

For students outside cities, participation in distance learning can be a lonely struggle. Tobi Oshinnaike via UnsplashAcross Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of …