UNIVERSITY ENGAGES EXPERTS ON CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW UPCOMING PROGRAMMES

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UNIVERSITY ENGAGES EXPERTS ON CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW UPCOMING PROGRAMMES

Latest News / September 09, 2024

This week, the Open University of Kenya (OUK) brought together over eighty (80) experts to spearhead content development for its upcoming Bachelor's, Postgraduate Diploma, and Postgraduate programmes. The experts developed content in the areas of Business, Economics, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Project Planning, Management, Marketing, Human Resource, Entrepreneurship, Data Science, Computing, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Interactive Technologies, Education, Educational Leadership, Technology Education, Learning Technologies and Media, Health Sciences to Agriculture and Food Systems.

The exercise focused on creating digital learning materials that align with the University's commitment to accessible education. The content development process includes crafting learning materials, case studies, videos, discussion forums, quizzes, assignments, and reference materials, ensuring students have a comprehensive and interactive learning experience.

The Ag. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Elijah Omwenga, lauded the initiative highlighting the importance of technical expertise and experience in delivering high-quality content. 

‘Content – online content- is the gateway to what the Open University of Kenya represents. I look forward to seeing excellent content that will keep the University towards the trajectory of success,’ said Prof. Omwenga.

The Ag. Vice Chancellor also emphasized the need for rigorous quality assurance to meet academic standards. To support this initiative, OUK provided training to the developers on module creation and formatting. Internal mechanisms are also in place to ensure consistency and quality in the final product.

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The Open University of Kenya (OUK) is a virtual learning institution deeply committed to advancing education and driving socio-economic growth within Kenya and beyond. Access to higher education has remained a major challenge in Kenya and this has disadvantaged citizens who seek to improve their knowledge, upscale skills and for posterity. Experts have noted that increasing the number of educational institutions so as to match the rate of population growth is an extremely difficult if not impossible solution especially when financial and other resource constraints are considered. Open and Distance Learning approaches, coupled with innovative ICT solutions, have proofed viable alternatives to providing excellent education to millions of people located wherever and whenever by different life circumstances.