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© 2010 Destination360 The TOJDE is always an interesting compilation of papers by researchers mainly from outside the Western Anglo-Saxon culture. Volume: 11 Number: 1 can be visited by clicking http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr It contains articles from authors from Serbia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Iran, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, and Ireland. It includes an excellent review by Desmond [...] Kolowich, S. (2009) The new diagnostics, Inside Higher Education, September 30 An article about three institutions, Rio Salado Community College, Purdue University, and Capella University, using data from their learning management systems to flag students ‘at risk’ of dropping out, as early as one or two weeks into a course. See also: http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/28/lms-wars-e-learnings-third-phase/ Is e-learning failing in higher education? In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have examined the expectations or goals for e-learning, and whether they are being achieved. Finally, I come to the last goal or expectation: that e-learning will increase the cost-effectiveness of higher education. I [...] Bowen, G., McPherson, M., and Chingos, M. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities Princeton: Princeton University Press From the publisher’s synopsis: ‘A sobering fact–less than 60 percent of the students entering four-year colleges in America today are graduating. Why is this happening and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line… provides [...] Bourne, J. (2009) Announcement about Sloan-C Newburyport, MA: Sloan Consortium Extract: ‘The Sloan Consortium’s most recent national survey, Staying The Course – Online Education in the United States, 2008, found more than 3.9 million students are now learning online, a 12 percent increase from the previous year. Nationwide, college leaders project the growth of online enrollments will [...] |
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