European universities: re-form or die; but what about Canada?
Grove, J. (2012) Long, cold financial winter lies ahead for Europe's academy Times Higher Education, February 9
What's happening in Europe
This is a really depressing,...
Australian universities to collaborate in online learning
Lane, B. (2012) UNE and La Trobe hook up online, The Australian, February 20
Two Australian public universities, the University of New England in Armidale, NSW,...
Où sont les spécialistes francophones des OERs/REO?
Veuillez pardonner que j'écrisse le pauvre français - l'anglais suivit.
UNESCO et le Commonwealth of Learning organisent un Forum Politique Africain au sujet des ressources...
Are cyber charter schools giving online learning a bad name?
This is at the moment a peculiarly United States of America debate, but it is almost certain to spill over into other countries. This...
Qatar’s e-learning success
Gulf Times (2012) ictQATAR e-learning initiative receives tremendous response, February 9
Another interesting development from an Arabic country. Qatar (population 1.76 million) has 8,000 participants taking web-based...
Book review: Quality assurance in distance education and e-learning
Jung, I. and Latchem, C. (2012) Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning New York/London: Routledge
What the book is about
'There is relatively...
E-learning comes to a university in the Cameroons
Fiser, A. (2012) Major step achieved to improve educational opportunities through e-learning at Yaoundé I University in Cameroon, United Nations University, January 24
United Nations University...
UK backs away from privatizing higher education – for now
Winnett, R. and Paton, G. (2012) American-backed private universities plan dropped, Daily Telegraph, January 23
Not because the Conservative government thinks it's a bad idea,...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
More tablets for education in India
Russell, J. (2012) India’s tablet space heats up as $140 educational device set for launch TNW India, January 3
EE Times India (2012) Classpad - a...