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Online education grows, but painfully

Parry, M. (2009) Online education grows, but painfully Chronicle of Higher Education, May 22 This article looks at potential budget cuts for online learning at...

Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?

The aim of this blog This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...

School of the Future: Lessons in failure

Stansbury, M. (2009) School of the Future: Lessons in failure eSchool News, June 1 This is one of a very few articles that deal with...

Press Conference on first-ever tuition-free global online university

United Nations, New York: Press Conference on first-ever tuition-free global online university, May 19, 2009 This provides more information on Shai Rashef's University of the...

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...