1. Larry Cooperman, Director UC Irvine OpenCourseWare HBCU Washtington, D.C. October 15, 2011 Director, OpenCourseWare Consortium Director, African Virtual Unviersity Distance Learning, Open Education and the African Virtual University

2. Imagine a world in which everyone could learn anything, anywhere, anytime for free

3. THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CANNOT ACCOMMODATE THE CURRENT QUANTITY OF STUDENTS SEEKING HIGHER EDUCATION

5. “The need to respond to the demands of massification has caused the average qualification for academics in many countries to decline.” “Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution,” UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education Altbach, Reisberg and Rumbley

6. Enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa Has Increased Nearly 9% Each Year Source: 2009 UNESCO Global Education Digest: Comparing Education Statistics Around the World

7. Africa has 8% of Mobile Education Users

8. Source: 2009 UNESCO Global Education Digest: Comparing Education Statistics Around the World Africa has 8% of Mobile Education Users

15. THANK YOU African Virtual University http://www.avu.org http://www.avu.org