Competition in global higher education

Bradmore, D. and Smyrnios, K. (2009) ‘The writing on the wall: responses of Australian public universities to competition in global higher education’ Higher Education Research & Development Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 495 – 508

Keith Hampson does an excellent critique of this argument in his Higher Education Management Group blog.

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 [...]

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 – [...]

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 [...]