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Most courses taught in tertiary institutions should be moved online - Franklin Cudjoe

Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and president of one of Africa's finest Civil Society Organization IMANI Africa, has sent free advice to author...

Most courses taught in tertiary institutions shoul
Most courses taught in tertiary institutions shoul

Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and president of one of Africa's finest Civil Society Organization IMANI.

Africa, has sent free advice to authorities of the various tertiary institutions in the country.



Mr.

Cudjoe advised that 80 percent of all the courses which are taught in tertiary institutions.

in the country should be moved online with minimal face-to-face lecturers for courses that are.

experimental.



According to the IMANI Africa boss, if tertiary.

students are made to have courses taught them online, the accommodation problems they [students] face.

today will be a thing of the past as they will only be at the.

comfort of their homes to be lectured by their tutors online.



"Not cool that tertiary students are being crammed.

in extortionist and crappy private hostels all because they need to access higher education," Franklin.

Cudjoe said in a post on his Facebook wall.



"Can we move 80% of courses taught online.

with few in-person meetings for essential practical experiments?" he asked.



Franklin Cudjoe further calls for a drastic reduction.

in fees charged in the tertiary institutions so they can be borne without much stress.

by the students or their guardians.



He also appealed to the government to work.

towards the reduction of cost of data in the country.

This, according to him will enable students to access or join online lectures at lower.

cost.



"Fees should be halved, data cost and taxes.

revised again," he said.

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