Online University Courses:

• In March of 2016, the Rwandan government allowed university students to have laptops on loan at Rwf240,000 and a modem for a year to help with the cost of smartphones.
• In 2013, Kepler and Generation Rwanda created mass open online courses (MOOC) to deliver top education through an online platform.
• Both the University of Rwanda and the University of Kigali offer e-learning services where students can access slides and uploaded documents.
• The University of Rwanda does provide distance learning.
• In 2019, the University of Rwanda opened the Center for Open and Distance e-Learning to train teachers on how to teach in a non-traditional classroom.
• Many universities offer online applications.
•  Adventist University of Central Africa has an ebook and online access database for textbooks and other types of books.
• However, many students in Rwanda are using distance learning programs from universities offered outside of Rwanda.
• According to Oklahoma Christian University that does distance learning in Rwanda, online courses are cheaper when partnered with a foreign university because they don’t have to pay to bring instructors to Rwanda.

Internet Access in Rwanda:

• According to a Rwandan newsoutlet, 95% of Rwanda is covered by 4G as of 2018. Compared to the reported percentage of households in 2014 of internet access at only 9.3%.
• The Rwandan government and Korean Telecom partnered to create an infrastructure, foster economic growth, and educational development.
• A 2016 article stated that Rwanda had the “most affordable internet” in undeveloped countries. However, Rwandans still face factors in paying for internet: cost of smartphones and low income.
• According to the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, 665,684 people had smartphones in 2016.