By Tony Bates, on February 9th, 2010
Demiray, U. et al. (2010) e-Learning Practices: Cases on challenges facing e-learning and national development Eskisehir, Turkey: Anadolu University
E-Learning offers many opportunities for individuals and institutions all over the world. Individuals can access to education they need almost anytime and anywhere they are ready to. Institutions are able to provide more cost-effective [...]
By Tony Bates, on October 4th, 2009
The UNU Campus in Bonn
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 Higher Education Governance, organised jointly by the United Nations University’s Bonn Campus, DAAD (the German Academic Exchange Service) and [...]
By Tony Bates, on June 16th, 2009
In an earlier posting, the State of e-Learning, 2008, I suggested that e-learning was failing to meet expectations in higher education. In that posting, I reported that David White, Director, EU Commission DG Education and Culture, Lifelong Learning, in his keynote presentation Innovative Learning for Europe at the 2008 EDEN conference in Lisbon, expressed [...]
By Tony Bates, on June 10th, 2009
You may be under the illusion that to reach a parallel universe you have to go on a star trek or do quantum physics. Let me save you the trouble. Just hop on a plane to Ottawa, the national capital of Canada. In this parallel universe you will find a black hole into which [...]
By Tony Bates, on May 7th, 2009
In another post I reported on a list of eight ‘classic’ publications on distance education, chosen by Shanghai TV University.
This has prompted me to think about what might be eight ‘classic’ publications on e-learning, acknowledging that there is some overlap between at least online distance eduication and e-learning. However, I still think e-learning [...]
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