Thursday, January 23, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

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....

How does the University of Phoenix measure up?

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University of Phoenix (2010) 2010 Annual Academic Report University of Phoenix AZ: University of Phoenix This is third academic annual report from the University of...

Carrots for online courses

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Kolowich, S. (2010) Spare the rod, pay the prof Inside Higher Education, December 21 An article about the University of Kentucky that allows most of...

A guide to college boards on cost cutting

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Poliakoff, M. (2010) Cutting Costs: A Trustees Guide to Tough Economic Times Washington DC: American Council for Trustees and Alumni Institute for Effective Governance Driven...

Financial challenges of college students in the USA

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Lumina Foundation (2010) Focus, Fall Indianapolis: The Lumina Foundation for Education Although not directly about online learning, this document provides data and scenarios of the...