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Is e-learning the food-bank of education?

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  Bitti, M. T. (2011) Student loans a hard lesson National Post, June 4 This article provides some sobering statistics about student debt in Canada: $26,680 Average...

The calamitous state of higher education in England and Wales

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  I have to be careful when writing about my home country. Having decided to emigrate to Canada just over 20 years ago, a psychological...

Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available

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Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co. Now out!...

Costs of DE in Indonesia

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Belawati, T. (2006) Financial Management System in Open and Distance Learning: An Example at Universitas Terbuka EduComm Asia, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 2-7 In...

The cost of online learning: $12.50 an hour?

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  I'm frequently asked about the costs of online learning, and in the past I have always groaned and said, 'It all depends...' While this is...

Some basic assumptions about e-learning challenged

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Guri-Rosenblit, S. and Gros, B. (2011) E-Learning: Confusing Terminology, Research Gaps and Inherent Challenges Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 25, No.1 Following its admirable policy...

What Presidents think of technology investment for teaching and learning

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Green, K., Jaschik, S., and Lederman, D. (2011) Presidential Perspectives Inside Higher Education, March 4 Not much, it appears. Inside Higher Ed sought the frank and...

Higher salaries and lower funds for universities in England

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Morgan, J. (2011) HEFCE brings the pain: cuts this year and next Times Higher Education, February 3 Rowley, T. and Paton, G. Row over hile...

Texans shooting themselves in the head

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Castro, A. (2011) Public education in Texas facing massive cuts Chron.com, January 19 This news report sets out the cuts coming to public education in...

Consolidation in the e-learning market? Why it ain’t going to be easy

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A couple of items crossed my desk recently that suggests that the e-learning market is ripe for mergers and acquisitions. See for instance: Kim, J....