Athabasca University’s Centre for Distance Education to close
The news
As my mother used to say when she had the goods on me, 'A little birdie told me...'. Well, a (different) little birdie...
Web discussion on the future of the distance teaching university
If you have an hour to spare and are interested in this topic, you can access a video of this webinar organized on March...
Is distance education stealing on-campus students?
Poulin, R. (2018) Distance Ed Growth - Access is a Big Motivator, but it's Complicated, WCET Frontiers, February 1
This post is essential reading for...
Distance education on a roll in the USA
Seaman, J.E., Allen, I.E., and Seaman, J. (2018) Grade Increase: Tracking Distance Education in the United States Wellesley MA: The Babson Survey Research Group
Boy, does...
‘Why does Canada have so much online learning?’
Online learning in Canada
I was doing my usual stuff in Denmark this week, a keynote on 'Teaching for a digital age: why blended learning...
Results from the Canadian survey of online learning now available
Bates, T. (ed.) (2017) Tracking Online and Distance Education in Canadian Universities and Colleges: 2017 Vancouver BC: The National Survey of Online and Distance Education in...
A brighter future for Athabasca University?
Coates, K. (2017) Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University Saskatoon, SK
This report, 45 pages in length plus extensive appendices, was jointly commissioned by the...
Latest data on USA distance education enrolments
Digital Learning Compass (2017) Distance Education Enrolment Report 2017 Wellesley MA
A new partnership for the analysis of distance education data in the USA
First, a little...
What counts when you cost online learning?
Poulin, R. and Straut, T. (2017) Distance Education Price and Cost Report Boulder CO: WCET
This highly controversial report has generated considerable discussion in WCET's...
A report on university distance education in Québec
Conseil supérieur de l'éducation (2015) La formation à distance dans les universités québécoises: un potential à optimiser Québec: Gouvernement du Québec
This report is now...