Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?
The aim of this blog
This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...
Is e-learning failing in higher education?
In an earlier posting, the State of e-Learning, 2008, I suggested that e-learning was failing to meet expectations in higher education. In that posting,...
Review of ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada’: or life in a parallel universe
You may be under the illusion that to reach a parallel universe you have to go on a star trek or do quantum physics....
Distance Education and Open Learning conference in South Africa
NADEOSA (the National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa) announces that its annual conference that will take place on 17th...
The Distance Education tipping point
Jaschik, S. (2009) The Distance Ed. Tipping Point Inside Higher Education, May 26
What happen's when your distance education enrolments exceed 50% of all enrolments?...
The Eight Classic e-Learning publications?
In another post I reported on a list of eight 'classic' publications on distance education, chosen by Shanghai TV University.
This has prompted me to...
The Eight Classic Distance Education Texts
The Shanghai Television University - one of the largest distance teaching institutions in China - has selected eight classic distance edcuation texts for translation...
Teaching Courses Online: A Review of the Research
Tallent-Runnels, M. et al. (2006) Review of Educational Research, Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 93-135
Abstract: This literature review summarizes research on online teaching and...
Rise in (2-year USA college) distance enrolments (yet again)
Jaschik, S. (2009) Rise in Distance Enrollments Inside Higher Education, April 6
Extracts:
'A national survey of colleges by the Instructional Technology Council, an affiliate of...
Evidence that online courses improve completion rates for distance learners
Giguère, L. (2009) The Impact of 'Virtualization' on Independent Study Course Completion Rates: The British Columbia Open University Experiment Journal of Distance Education, Vol....