Monday, March 31, 2025
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U3A Online: A Virtual University of the Third Age

Having recently just celebrated my 70th birthday, I thought I would draw your attention to what claims to be 'the world-first virtual U3A operating...

Classifying virtual campuses

Bristow, S. (2009) Creating a Suitable Categorisation Model for Re.ViCa Re.Vica Newsletter, April The European Commission funded Re.Vica project is researching the development and success...

Hacking education: Google U

Jarvis, J. (2009) Hacking Education: Google U Buzz Machine March 6 A blog on what university education could look like in the future. Thanks to Jen...

University of the People explained

Jaschik, S. (2009) Founder Explains U. of the People Inside Higher Education, March 5 Shai Reshef wants to offer low-cost, quality higher education all...

Slicing Academia Across the Grain: Building Virtual Organizations

Batson, T. (2009) Slicing Academia Across the Grain: Building Virtual Organizations Campus Technology, March 4 Short article about how academics are forming virtual communities of...

Free, perfect and now? A new online university

Lewin, T. (2009) On the Internet, a university without a campus International Herald Tribune, Jan 25 An Israeli entrepreneur with decades of experience in international...

Where did distance education go wrong?

Baggaley, J. (2008) Where did distance education go wrong? Distance Education, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 39-51 An interesting and stimulating discussion about the failure...

A Contribution to the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the pedagogical practices and the...

Gerasimos Koustourakis, Chris Panagiotakopoulos and Dimitris Vergidis (2008) A Contribution to the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the pedagogical practices and the use of...

Distance Education and Corporate Training in Brazil: Regulations and Interrelationships

This month's featured publication. This is an excellent account of distance education developments in Brazil, and raises important questions about the role of government...

Technology, e-Learning and Distance Education

Bates, A. (2005) Technology, e-Learning and Distance Education London/New York: Routledge