Update on British Columbia’s open textbook project
BCcampus has just announced that as of October 30, 2015, it has now made available 23 new 'Common Core' open textbooks for the Province of B.C.’s...
Commercial e-learning platform launched in Nigeria
Wakoba, S. (2014) Tutor.ng, an online tutoring platform with a marketplace for teachers launches to disrupt online learning in Africa, TechMoran, January 27
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MOOCs, specializations, and continuing education
Academic Partnerships (2014) Academic Partnerships Launches New Online Global Specializations Credential Dallas, January 21
Gannes, L. (2104) Coursera Offers the Equivalent of a MOOC Major: Specialization Certificates...
New York State to offer undergraduate online degrees
WNYF (2014) 'Open SUNY' offers online programs, Fox News, January 18
The State University of New York has just launched a program called 'Open SUNY',...
Ontario at last establishes “Ontario Online”
Bradshaw, J. (2104) Ontario to launch $42million central hub for online postsecondary classes, Globe and Mail, January 14
After more than two years discussion and...
Pakistani Punjab creates open content platform
Business Standard (2014) Pakistani Punjab to launch e-learning platform, Lahore, Pakistan, January 5
The provincial government of the Punjab, Pakistan, though its Punjab Information Technology...
The cost of being a student in Canada – and where to find online...
vouchercloud is a Canadian discount coupon website and they have a selection of student specific coupons. They have produced the above infographic focusing on the cost of being a student in...
A new online learning environment from the corporate training sector
SkillSoft (2012) SkillSoft Introduces SkillPort 8® - A Revolutionary Learning Experience Orlando FA/Nashua NH: SkillSoft, May 1
Is the higher education system learning enough from the...
New resources for online educators from Contact North
Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles...
Apple makes iBooks 2 and cheap textbooks available – but is this a good...
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Apple today announced a new strategy for its educational market:
iBooks 2, a new, upgraded version of its iBook application, featuring iBooks textbooks....