Developing a next generation online learning assessment system
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2016) An Adaptive Trust-based e-assessment system for learning (@TeSLA) Barcelona: UOC
This paper describes a large, collaborative European Commission project headed by...
Automation or empowerment: online learning at the crossroads
You are probably, like me, getting tired of the different predictions for 2016. So I’m not going to do my usual look forward for...
Low-cost online courses in film and media studies: do they work?
Alexander, I. (2015) Over 30,000 students took these online film and media courses Film Industry Network, November 17
I haven't been following Udemy, the former...
Book review: A History of the Open University
Weinbren, D. (2105) The Open University: A History Manchester: Manchester University Press/The Open University, 274 pp + notes, £18.99, C$31.61, US$22.30 (paperback edition)
Why you...
Independent reviews of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
I have now received the three independent reviews I requested for my open, online textbook for faculty and instructors, called 'Teaching in a Digital...
Guidelines for reviewing an open textbook
I'm not sure that there is much of an immediate 'market' for these posts on issues around developing an open textbook (or maybe everyone...
Obtaining independent reviews for an open textbook: what criteria to use?
What is the issue?
One of the questions I had to ask myself as a self-publishing author of Teaching in a Digital Age was whether...
Writing an online, open textbook: is it worth it?
In earlier posts, I have discussed how to measure the success of an open, online textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, and also discussed...
Athabasca University’s troubles grow
Bako, O. (2015) AU taskforce releases sustainability report, The Athabasca Advocate, June 9
I hate to rely on third-party reports, but a thorough web search...
Next steps for the European HE system
Klemenčič, M. and Ashwin, P. (2015) What's next for Europe? Inside Higher Ed, May 26
As my holiday in Italy draws to a close, I...