New book on virtual campuses worldwide

Schreurs, B. (ed.) (2010) Reviewing the Virtual Campus Phenomenon Heverlee Belgium: Europace

This book is essential reading for any student wishing to do research on e-learning. It provides a comprehensive analysis and discussion of the organization of online learning around the world.

The book is a result of an interesting process. It is really a report on [...]

Rapid growth in online learning in Australia

Well, jumping wombats, those Aussies are sure moving – a recent report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year – more than twice as quickly as any other industry in Australia, reports Checkpoint e-Learning, an Australian blog focused on technical and vocational education.

(OK – wombats don’t jump – indeed they don’t [...]

JISC analysis of global activity in e-learning in higher education

MindSet Research (2009) Understanding Global Activity in Higher Education and Research: Primary, desk and web-based research Bristol UK: JISC

This study was commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to review in broad terms the evolution of e-Learning and e-Infrastructure in the higher education and research sectors in a sample of countries across the world. [...]