A New Zealand analysis of MOOCs
Shrivastava, A. and Guiney, P. (2014) Technological Development and Tertiary Education Delivery Models: The Arrival of MOOCs Wellington NZ: Tertiary Education Commission/Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua
Why this...
A review of MOOCs and their assessment tools
Chauhan, A. (2014) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS): Emerging Trends in Assessment and Accreditation Digital Education Review, No. 25
For the record, Amit Chauhan, from...
New journal on research into online learning for k-12 educators
The Journal of Online Learning Research (JOLR) is a peer-reviewed, international journal devoted to the theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic understanding of technologies and their...
What students learned from an MIT physics MOOC
Colvin, K. et al. (2014) Learning an Introductory Physics MOOC: All Cohorts Learn Equally, Including On-Campus Class, IRRODL, Vol. 15, No. 4
Why this paper?
I...
Review of ‘Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda.’
Zawacki-Richter, O. and Anderson, T. (eds.) (2014) Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda Athabasca AB: AU Press, pp. 508
It is somewhat daunting to review...
Developing a coherent approach to mobile learning
The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is an unusual organization, focusing on the training of police, fire, corrections and paramedical personnel, as well...
‘The Economist’ on online learning
Insight (2014) The democratisation of learning The Economist, September 26
This is a well-balanced and well-researched article on online learning in post-secondary education, even if...
What UBC has learned about doing MOOCs
Engle, W. (2104) UBC MOOC Pilot: Design and Delivery Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia, a premier public research university...
Transforming university teaching and learning: UBC’s strategy for flexible learning
Flexible Learning Implementation Team (2014) Flexible Learning - Charting a Strategic Vision for UBC (Vancouver Campus. Vancouver BC: Office of the Provost, University of British...
Kuali Foundation goes commercial
Straumsheim, C. (2014) Kuali Foundation: If you can't beat them....., Inside Higher Education, August 25
While there are several providers of open source learning management...