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 [...]

What is a virtual campus?

Reynolds, S. (2009) Are European Virtual Campuses Different? Re.Vica Newsletter, September

A very interesting, brief article on virtual campuses in Europe, and the implications of the Bologna process for internationalization of higher education within Europe. This is essential reading for anyone interested in how federal or state initiatives and policies can foster the development of virtual [...]

Distance and e-Learning in Transition

Bernath, U. et al. (2009) Distance and E-learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges New York: ISTE and John Wiley

The book is a selection of the best EDEN conference papers from the past years, revisiting research, innovation and professional practice in distance and e-learning.

The Editorial Team included

Ulrich Bernath, Adjunct Professor at the [...]

European wiki on virtual campuses – globally

Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this project, and to disseminate its results, Re.Vica has created a wiki (www.virtualcampuses.eu).

Extract from the wiki:

The Re.ViCa wiki has been set up to provide an inventory and to show the [...]

European views on the present and future of e-learning

Bekic, Z. (2009) EQUIBELT Project Newsletter, No. 6

The goal of the EQIBELT project is to find the right way to integrate e-learning into the higher education system in Croatia. It is a joint project with partners in several European countries, and is funded by the European Commission’s TEMPUS project.

In its latest newsletter, the EQIBELT team [...]