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Overall reflection on Part IV of the Handbook of ODDE

Overall reflection on Part IV The reviews of individual chapters in Part IV of the Handbook of ODDE, Chapters 28 to 39, have been posted...

When life gets in the way of blogging about online learning

I realise, dear readers, that you have all been waiting with bated breath for the next instalment of my review of the Handbook of...
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Organization, Leadership and Change in Open, Distance and Digital Education: book review, Part 1

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Learning Singapore: Springer Part IV of this open textbook is on Organization, Leadership and Change,...
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Petition against direct political interference in universities (concerning Athabasca University)

Buckingham Shum, S. (2023) Athabasca University - Oppose direct political interference in universities Change.org A petition has been started (already with 230 signatures) on Change.org...

Global Perspectives and Internationalization in Open, Distance and a Digital Learning: a book review

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Learning Singapore: Springer Part III of this open textbook is on Global Perspectives...
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Who shot the sheriff? Why the President of Athabasca University has gone – and...

Well, the gunfight at the Athabasca University corrall is finally over. It was announced a couple of days ago that the university and the...
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Review of Introduction and Section 1 (History, Theory and Research) of the Handbook on...

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) The Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Reviews Normally, I would start by introducing you to the...

Rethinking my review of the Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education

First impressions Last week, I published a 'quick and dirty' review of the recently published Handbook of Open, Distance, and Digital Education, edited by Olaf...

My five wishes for online learning in 2023: and why they ain’t going to...

Bates, T. (2023) My five wishes for online learning in 2023, Teachonline.ca January 3. I was asked by Contact North to lay out my five wishes for...
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Book review: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education – a First Impression

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Hard copy: US$59.99 + tax, pdf download: free Why this...