Journal: Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1 now available
Is online distance education about to collapse like the Tower of Babel? So asks Jon Baggaley
Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1, May 2011
The academic...
What the security services know about e-learning
One of the great things about e-learning is that it pops up in the most unexpected of places. This month's New security learning, Issue, No....
Some basic assumptions about e-learning challenged
Guri-Rosenblit, S. and Gros, B. (2011) E-Learning: Confusing Terminology, Research Gaps and Inherent Challenges Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 25, No.1
Following its admirable policy...
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...
Book: Online learning and assessment in higher education
Benson, R. and Brack, C. (2010) Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education Cawston UK: Woodhead Publishing
This book can be ordered by fax or...
Reflections on demographics, video-conferencing and aboriginal distance education
I apologise for the lack of postings this past week. I have been on the road, visiting the University of Saskatchewan in central Canada...
Reducing drop-out in online courses
Fusch, D. (2010) Improving graduation rates for online students Academic Impressions, April 8
An interview with K. Udas, the CEO of UMassOnline, who provides some...
Free new guide to teaching at a distance from South Africa
The South African Institute of Distance Education has developed a new guide for adjunct instructors supporting learners at a distance (called tutors outside North...
What does ‘open’ really mean?
Hilton III, J. et al. (2010) Using online technologies to extend a classroom to learners at a distance, Distance Education, Vol. 31, No....
Integrating technology in Zambian schools
Chikunduzi, L. (2010) Digital lessons at Copperbelt College e-Learning Africa News Portal, May
This article shows how one school managed to train all its teachers...