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Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

When MOOCs crash and burn

Jaschick, S. (2013) MOOC Mess, Inside Higher Education, February 4 Krause, S. (2013) Two Thoughts on the crash of the “Fundamentals of Online Education” MOOC Stevendkrause.com, February 4 Strauss,...

Africa is the world’s fastest developing e-learning market

Adkins, S. (2013) The Africa Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2011-2016 Forecast and Analysis Monroe WA: Ambient Insight This is one of the...

Most U.S. higher education students are also working

Davis, J. (2013) School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011 Washington DC: U.S. Census  Bureau This is a most significant study for online learning: More than half...

My seven ‘a-ha’ moments in the history of educational technology

A good question I get asked a lot of questions about online learning, educational technology and distance education, but recently I was asked one that...

Exploiting the affordances of the iPad at Lynn University

Students at Lynn University Tilsley, A. (2013) iPadU Inside Higher Education, January 15 This is a report about Lynn University, a private nonprofit university based in...

Online learning set to expand and become a core function in Ontario’s universities and...

Contact North (2013) An Overview of the Strategic Mandate Agreement Proposals Prepared by Ontario’s Public Colleges and Universities: Online Learning Set to Expand and...

Online learning in California generates controversy

Booker, E. (2013) Online education policy draws fire in California Information Week: Education, January 11 This report of a one-day conference at UCLA: 'Rebooting Higher Education:...

Webinaire pour des concepteurs et des conceptrices pédagogiques: 23 janvier

L'Association canadienne des conceptrices et des concepteurs pédagogiques fait organizer  le 23 janvier le webinaire suivant: Atelier 3 – Conception pédagogique et choix administratifs Heure : 9...

Webinar for instructional designers: January 23

(Le message français suivra ce message) The Canadian Association of Instructional Designers is organizing the following webinar on January 23, 2012: Workshop 3 – Instructional Design...

Outlook for online learning in 2013: online learning comes of age

FunTab Class 9.1 Android ICS Tablet: will 2013 be the year of the tablet? In a previous post, I talked about the difficulties in making...