Why predicting online learning developments is risky but necessary
Before drawing up my outlook for 2013, I want to discuss the important topic of prediction in online learning, in particular how predictions are...
Important developments in online learning in India in 2012
In my e-Learning Outlook for 2012 published on January 2 in 2012 I wrote:
Watch India
.....there are several reasons behind this prediction:
the Indian government’s decision to subsidize...
Online learning in 2012: a retrospective
Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...
An archive of alI I know about online learning
At the recent COHERE conference I delivered two keynotes:
Meeting the challenge of technology: are we failing as managers?
Designing university teaching to meet the needs...
Research and development in online learning from the Open University of Catalonia
Two weeks ago I visited two open universities (the UK OU and the Open University of Catalonia) and a research lab of the Institute...
European open universities feeling the stress of austerity
A trip down Memory Lane
I've just returned from a very interesting week in Europe, accompanied by my colleague, Maxim Jean-Louis, the President of Contact...
Designing online learning in a volatile world
Adamson, C. (2012) Learning in a VUCA world, Online Educa Berlin News Portal, November 13
VUCA is a new term to me, although what it...
Emerging business models for MOOCs
Gilfus Education Group (2012) Coursera will profit from 'free' courses, competition heats up, Gilfus Education Group blog, undated, accessed November 12
Gilfus Education Group, an independent...
Questions answered about British Columbia’s digital open textbook plan
Gilmore, D. (2012) B.C. to lead Canada in offering students free, open textbooks, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, October 16
Klassen, T. (2012)...
Are we right to fear computers in education – or in life?
In this post, I'm going to look at some fun fiction about computers, then raise some questions about whether our fears are rational, or...