E-learning quality assurance standards, organizations and research

I am surprised how often academic colleagues argue that there are no quality standards for e-learning. Well, hello, I’m sorry, but there are and some of them are damned good. However, I was surprised to find while doing some research for a client that there is no single source where one can go to [...]

Do you know your online student really exists?

Parry, M. (2010) Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14

Every once in a while comes along a story about distance education that I love to read. This is one of them (the comments are also fun to read).

The scam that the woman pulled was so [...]

Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1

I don’t know how I missed this in February, but this is essential reading for anyone contemplating using e-learning or online learning in less economically advanced countries, by three experienced [...]

Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia

Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge

Hong Kong

Overview

This is one of the best books I have read recently on distance education and has lots of good material on e-learning in Asia, as well. It casts its net amazingly wide, from Turkey and [...]

Integrating e-learning in African universities

The UNU Campus in Bonn

Last week I participated in a three day workshop in Bonn, Germany, for senior African higher education leaders on Integrating e-Learning: Key Challenge for Higher Education Governance, organised jointly by the United Nations University’s Bonn Campus, DAAD (the German Academic Exchange Service) and [...]