[OLPC.ch] Technology-enhanced learning in Developing Nations: A review

[Michele Notari]

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If our goal might be to set up concepts about educational partnerships
with foreign countries, then this review might be interesting.
The article has been found in  The International Review of Research in
Open and Distance Learning, Vol 9, No 1 (2008),   ISSN: 1492-3831; 
Abstract:
Learning 'using' technologies has become a global phenomenon. The
Internet is often seen as a value-neutral tool that potentially allows
individuals to overcome the constraints of traditional elitist spaces
and gain unhindered access to learning. It is widely suggested that
online technologies can help address issues of educational equity and
social exclusion, and open up democratic and accessible educational
opportunities. The national governments and non-governmental agencies
who fund educational endeavours in developing countries have advocated
the use of new technologies to reduce the cost of reaching and educating
large numbers of children and adults who are currently missing out on
education. This paper presents an overview of the educational
developments in open, distance, and technology-facilitated learning that
aim to reach the educationally deprived populations of the world. It
reveals the challenges encountered by children and adults in developing
countries as they attempt to access available educational opportunities.
The discussion questions whether, in face of these challenges,
developing nations should continue to invest money, time, and effort
into e-learning developments. Can technology-enhanced learning help
address the poverty, literacy, social, and political problems in
developing countries?
url to the full article:
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/477/1012 
Michele