Full report on the Open University of Catalonia now available
Contact North (2012) The Open University of Catalonia: Fully Online Multi-lingual Innovation-focused Accredited Sudbury ON: Contact North
In an earlier post I wrote about current research...
Distance Education journal: November 2012 edition
Volume 33, No. 3 of Distance Education does not have a particular theme. But all the articles in one way or another discuss critical factors...
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...
Update on the free University of the People
Sanchez, C. (2012) Online university for all balances big goals, expensive realities, National Public Radio, August 27 (also available as audio)
Report on the current...
Distance education conference: ADEIL
What:
A Mesa to Remember: Exchange ideas and inspirations with other professionals who are engaged in or interested in distance education. Whether your interest is...
Stephen Downes’ overview of e-learning: and a little history lesson
Downes, S. (2012) E-learning Generations, Half-an-Hour, February 11
Stephen's contribution
In general, I try to complement rather than repeat what Stephen writes (which is just as...
Is open and distance learning the solution for developing countries?
Nick Moe-Price, of the International Council for Distance Education, is leading an interesting discussion on 'Is open and distance learning the key to Quality Higher...
Job opportunity: Director of DE and LTs, Memorial University, Newfoundland
Memorial University: Director of Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS)
From the job posting:
Memorial University (MUN) invites applications for the position of Director of Distance Education,...
Introducing the OERu – and some questions
I've been following the development (at a distance) of the OERu, and here's my understanding of what it's trying to do.
The OERu (the Open...
Keynote speakers for ICDE conference in Indonesia
© Bali Jakarta Pictures, 2011
The 24th ICDE conference in Indonesia will be held 2–5 October, 2011 in Bali, Indonesia (click here for more details).
The conference...