Sameer Bhatia, founder and CEO of ProProfs:
Technology has the potential to rapidly increase these numbers as the Internet and mobile computing can provide access to education even in areas where there are not enough teachers. With digital textbooks and resources like Khan Academy, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and other avenues for online education, African students can have access to the same high-quality education as students in developed countries around the world. This will level the playing field for African students by providing avenues toward not only basic literacy (more than one-third of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa can’t read), but also digital and other literacy that will allow them to compete globally and pursue professional careers.
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