Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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Reforming distance education in Portugal

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Tajo el Castillo de Almourol, Portugal (from Flickr © Hamster Volador, Creative Commons License) Hasan, A. et al. (2009) Reforming Distance Learning Higher...

The current status of the Open University of Japan

Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open...

Outsourcing e-learning to India

Researchandmarkets (2009) e-learning Outsourcing 2009: Advantage India Dublin, Ireland: Researchandmarkets Researchandmarkets is one of the largest commercial market research organizations. They have published a report...

Lifelong learning in Canada

Statistics Canada (2009) Lifelong Learning Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64 Years: First Results from the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training...

Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1 I...

Suggestions for a national ed tech plan for the USA

eSchool News (2009) Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan eSchool News, November 17 U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing a new National Education Technology...

What is a virtual campus?

Reynolds, S. (2009) Are European Virtual Campuses Different? Re.Vica Newsletter, September A very interesting, brief article on virtual campuses in Europe, and the implications of...

A personal view of e-learning in Saudi Arabia

A mosque in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. Arar is on the route for pilgrims from Iraq and Iran for the Haj in Mecca. The purpose...

The problem with comparing higher education systems

Adelman, C. (2009) The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight Washington DC: The Institute for Higher Education Policy A report that...

Rapid growth in online learning in Australia

Well, jumping wombats, those Aussies are sure moving - a recent report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year –...