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The delivery of business courses via the African Virtual University: A case study

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Graber, Mark
Bolt, Susan
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2011
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Graber, Mark and Bolt, Susan. 2011. The delivery of business courses via the African Virtual University: A case study. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 26 (1): pp. 79-86.
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Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning
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The attached document is the author's version of an article published as: Graber, Mark and Bolt, Susan. 2011. The delivery of business courses via the African Virtual University: A case study. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 26 (1): pp. 79-86. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning is available online at: www.tandfonline.com

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In this case study the delivery of business courses as a result of the partnership between the African Virtual University (AVU) and Curtin University in Western Australia is described. From 2004 to 2008, degree and diploma business courses were delivered using WebCT in the four AVU partner locations: Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), Kigali Institute of Science & Technology (Rwanda), Kenyatta University (Kenya) and University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). In spite of significant hurdles that made delivery of the business courses challenging, 188 students graduated as a result of this initiative. This case study is significant because it describes the outcomes of an AVU Phase 2 initiative.