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California’s two year college system in deep trouble

Rivera, C. (2012) Survey offers dire picture of California's two-year colleges Los Angeles Times, August 28 Due to funding cuts, 470,000 community college students are beginning the...

Developing a strategy for lifelong learners in Canadian universities and colleges (and its implications...

© Pat Cegan's 'Source of Inspiration', 2012 Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Increased numbers of students heading to Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU Changing demographics This press...

Book proposes a regional organization for distance education in Eastern Europe/West Asia

Demiray, U. (2012) Leadership role for Turkey for ICDEEEWA Midas eBooks This free e-book (in English), by Urgur Demiray of the Turkish Anadolu University, looks...

California State University partners with Pearson for system-wide online program

PRWeb (2012) California State University Selects Pearson to Launch Cal State Online Long Beach CA: PRWeb, August 22 The California State University is the largest system...

Una mirada personal sobre el uso de tecnologías digitales en la formación de docentes...

Ileana Farré, a quien solicité una mirada personal sobre el uso de tecnologías digitales en la formación de docentes, es profesora en el Instituto...

A personal view of the use of learning technologies in teacher education in Argentina

Ileana Farré is a professor at a Teacher Training Institute (Instituto Superior de Formación Docente 803) in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina. I have asked...

OER and social inclusion: review of special edition of ‘Distance Education’

Distance Education, the journal of the Australian Open and Distance Learning Association (ODLAA), has just published a special edition on OER and social inclusion....

Mexico’s new President proposes a national online university

Long, C. (2012) President-elect plans to grow university enrolment by 50% University World News, July 29 Mexico's President-Elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, who takes office on December...

The impact of online learning on the future of higher education: a response to...

Anderson, J., Boyles, J., and Rainie, L. (2012) The Future Impact of the Internet on Higher Education Washington DC: The Pew Research Center’s Internet...

Ontario students respond to Minister’s discussion paper

OUSA (2012) Educated Reform: Striving for Higher Quality of Education at Ontario's Universities Toronto ON: Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Ontario (2012) Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Creativity,...