Informal learning with do-it-yourself online courses
OpenStudy is a social learning network where students ask questions, give help, and connect with other students studying...
Questions about online learning in Ontario
In an earlier post, I reported that Maxim Jean-Louis has been appointed special adviser to the Minister to set out ‘Objective and Guiding Principles...
What can Ontario learn from BC in e-learning?
The central importance of Ontario in Canada
Ontario is, if not the centre of the universe, certainly the centre of Canada, geographically, economically and in...
Plans for an Ontario Online Institute move forward
Last week, Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities set out key principles and functions for the new Ontario Online Institute that was announced...
What can the public sector learn from the for-profits?
Wood, P. (2011) For-profits break the monopoly on what college can be Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11
A thoughtful article on the pros and...
Consolidation in the e-learning market? Why it ain’t going to be easy
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....
A ‘free’ online MBA via Facebook?
Guttenplan, D. (2010) Poking, Tagging and Now Landing an M.B.A. New York Times, November 28
Note: this post was up-dated on 27 March 2023.
The above article...
Skills development, credit transfer, quality assurance and the cost of technology in developing countries
These are all topics covered in the October issue of the Commonwealth of Learning's October edition of its Connections journal.
The Commonwealth of Learning is...
Innovative thinking about learning from the corporate sector
Paine, N. and Masie, E. (2010) Learning Perspectives 2010 Saratoga Springs NY: The Masie Center and the Learning Consortium
This is a collection of contributions...
Comparing Chinese and British HE systems through their distance teaching universities
Wei, Runfang (2008) China's Radio and TV Universities and the British Open University: A Comparative Study Nanjing China: Yilin Press
This has been sitting on...