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Plan to assess credit value of MOOCs

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Marklein, M.B. (2012) College credit for online courses gains momentum USA Today. November 13 The American Council on Education, 'a non-profit organization that represents most...

Designing online learning in a volatile world

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Adamson, C. (2012) Learning in a VUCA world, Online Educa Berlin News Portal, November 13 VUCA is a new term to me, although what it...

Is prior learning assessment coming of age?

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Fain, P. (2012) New momentum of an old idea Inside Higher Education, November 12 This excellent article discusses new developments in prior learning assessment: 'The...

Developing a strategy for lifelong learners in Canadian universities and colleges (and its implications...

© Pat Cegan's 'Source of Inspiration', 2012 Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Increased numbers of students heading to Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU Changing demographics This press...

OER and social inclusion: review of special edition of ‘Distance Education’

Distance Education, the journal of the Australian Open and Distance Learning Association (ODLAA), has just published a special edition on OER and social inclusion....

The challenge of converting MOOCs (or anything else) into college credits

Kolowich, S. (2012) The online pecking order Inside Higher Education, August 2 This article takes a careful and detailed look at different ways that students...

What’s right and what’s wrong about Coursera-style MOOCs

  TED Talks: Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education Daphne Koller, one of the two founders of Coursera, describes some of the key features...

“What should we do about MOOCs?” – the Board of Governors discusses

By accident, a microphone was left switched on at a medium sized state university's Board of Governors meeting last week. In the best tradition...

Using interactive video for patient health education

Along with thousands of other people over 65, I''m scheduled for a partial knee replacement this summer. As part of the excellent pre-operational education...

CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself

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Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University. The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...