An independent view of Capella University
Kim, J. (2011) What I learned about Capella U, Inside Higher Education, February 1
Kim, J. (2011) My hopes for Capella U, Inside Higher Education,...
Crossing state borders: the complexity of delivering online
Kolowich, S. (2011) The states of online regulation Inside Higher Education, January 21
This is a report of a new study by Eduventures that looks...
What can the public sector learn from the for-profits?
Wood, P. (2011) For-profits break the monopoly on what college can be Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11
A thoughtful article on the pros and...
Distance Education in Afghanistan
Kuchi family near Bamian © Tony Bates, 2010
My experience in Afghanistan
I worked on a UNESCO project for four months in Afghanistan...
How does the University of Phoenix measure up?
University of Phoenix (2010) 2010 Annual Academic Report University of Phoenix AZ: University of Phoenix
This is third academic annual report from the University of...
Analytics: the next buzz word in e-learning?
MIT Sloan Management Review (2010) Analytics: the New Path to Value Cambridge MA: MIT/IBM
At the moment, this is a publication likely to be of...
A ‘free’ online MBA via Facebook?
Guttenplan, D. (2010) Poking, Tagging and Now Landing an M.B.A. New York Times, November 28
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The above article...
Innovative e-learning in the Vancouver area
I worry about the often negative tone of many of my posts. It was therefore a great pleasure to attend the joint Justice Institute...
Skills development, credit transfer, quality assurance and the cost of technology in developing countries
These are all topics covered in the October issue of the Commonwealth of Learning's October edition of its Connections journal.
The Commonwealth of Learning is...
Why technology does not lead to lower cost in higher education
Archibald, R. and Feldman, D. (2001) Why Does College Cost So Much? New York: Oxford University Press
Fish, S. (2010) There is no college cost...