Use of WhatsApp®, for distance teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and perception from a sub-Saharan African setting

Use of WhatsApp®, for distance teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and perception from a sub-Saharan African setting

Abstract Background In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to palliate to the lockdown and cover academic programs, the faculty of medicine and pharmaceutical sciences (FMPS) of the university of Dschang (UDs) in Cameroon has implemented e-learning using WhatsApp®. Aim Describe the opinion of studen...

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Main Authors: Dominique Enyama, Eric Vounsia Balti, Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Christian Ngongang Ouankou, Fernando Kemta Lekpa, Diomede Noukeu Njinkui, Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue, Jeanne Mayouego Kouam, Guy Sedar Singor Njateng, Bruno Kenfack, Pierre Watcho, Simeon Pierre Choukem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Distance education
graduate education
mobile applications
online-learning
perception
social media
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02953-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02953-9

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