E-Learning in Cameroon: Stand and Perspectives

E-learning is not a widespread and accepted concept at Cameroon Universities. In the 1980s, Cameroon has realised distance learning through the School of Agronomy now at the University of Dschang. It consisted of the traditional approach based upon postal services. But since the postal branch has collapsed in Cameroon and the Internet has not yet replaced it, this type of teaching has become less effective and the University of Dschang has put an end to distance learning. Even the use of CD-ROM has never been taken in account at that University emphasizing thus the distribution problems. The very first seminar on Eand distance learning held at the National Advanced Polytechnic School of Yaounde on April 2002 has gathered more than 100 participants and retained 13 publications [TT 02]. Various actors were present: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, The World Bank, The Ministry of Higher Education etc.