(Almost) free books on online learning
I did a big clear-out over the holiday period and found a whole batch of brand new printed copies of three of my books....
What do online college students want and like?
Magda, A. and Aslanian, C. (2018) Online College Students 2018: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences Louisville KY: The Learning House Inc.
This is the...
Online learning and disruptive change at the UK Open University
Sturm und Strang
I've was in England last week, attending the 7th eSTEeM conference at the Open University as the opening keynote speaker, only my...
‘Making Digital Learning Work’: why faculty and program directors must change their approach
Bailey, A. et al (2018) Making Digital Learning Work Boston MA:The Boston Consulting Group/Arizona State University
Getting blended learning wrong
I've been to several universities recently...
The current madness in online learning: case no. 1
Coughlan, S. (2018) University offers science degree online for £5,650 per year, BBC News, March 6
If you want to know what the very opposite of...
Some thoughts on scaling online and digital learning
Chatlani, S. (2018) How to effectively scale a digital learning model, Education Dive, accessed February 13
Bates, A. and Sangra, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher...
One business case for OER examined
Law, P. and Perryman, L.-A. (2017) How OpenLearn supports a business model for OER Distance Education, Vol. 38, No. 1
The journal: 'Distance Education'
Distance Education...
What counts when you cost online learning?
Poulin, R. and Straut, T. (2017) Distance Education Price and Cost Report Boulder CO: WCET
This highly controversial report has generated considerable discussion in WCET's...
What the Conference Board of Canada thinks about online learning
Grant, M. (2016) Learning in the Digital Age Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada bills itself as 'the foremost independent, evidence-based,...
Online learning for beginners: 8. Won’t online learning be more work?
This is the eighth in a series of a dozen blog posts aimed at those new to online learning or thinking of possibly doing it....