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 [...]

Open schools in developing countries

Bermingham, D. (2009) Changing the technology of learning Connections, October

Article about the need for open and distance learning to be included in development programs funded by international donors and agencies.

The article provides some fascinating data: for instance, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in India, which was launched in 1979, has enrolled more than [...]

Great expectations for e-learning in 2010

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In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:

‘We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice – and almost none of it is any good….the truth is, if you had a monkey throwing darts, you’d have a better chance of predicting the [...]

Outsourcing e-learning to India

Researchandmarkets (2009) e-learning Outsourcing 2009: Advantage India Dublin, Ireland: Researchandmarkets

Researchandmarkets is one of the largest commercial market research organizations. They have published a report on outsourcing e-learning to India. From the report:

In recent times, corporations, educational institutions and governments have started re-examining the way training and education are imparted. e-learning has now become [...]

Learning English via games on cell-phones in rural India

Simmi Aujla (2009)  In Rural India, Learning English via Cellphone Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21

A project based at Carnegie Mellon University will study how effective games on cellphones are at teaching English to students in rural India.

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Why am I deeply skeptical of such a worthy effort? Could it be that loaning 450 cellphones to [...]