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The business of higher education

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Lederman, D. (2009) The business of higher education Inside Higher Education, December 2 An interview with the authors of a new book: Knapp, J. and Siegel,...

Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems

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Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6 An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and...

Managing curriculum change

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JISC (2009) Managing curriculum change Bristol UK: JISC Another interesting publication from the UK's Joint Information Steering Committee . This is a short (6 page) well-illustrated...

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...

Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

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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...

So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer

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Background This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...

Accreditation of higher education institutions in the USA

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Bristow, S. (2009) Understanding Postsecondary Educational Accreditation in the United States Re.Vica Newsletter, October 2009 A very useful, brief introduction to a complex topic with...

Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1

Is e-learning failing in higher education? In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have...

Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia

Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge Overview This is one of the best books I have read...

Integrating e-learning in African universities

Last week I participated in a three day workshop in Bonn, Germany, for senior African higher education leaders on Integrating e-Learning: Key Challenge for...