By Tony Bates, on February 26th, 2010
Bacsich, P. (2010) Task Force Set Up to Promote UK Leadership in Online Learning Re.Vica Newsletter, February-March
Paul writes:
‘A new task force has been launched in the UK in order to help the UK higher education sector maintain and extend its position as a world leader in e-learning. The Task Force will begin by [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 10th, 2010
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 27th, 2009
Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November
The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open University of Japan, formerly known as the University of the Air (in English).
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It can be seen that the OUJ is struggling to adapt to changes in technology, still being mainly focused [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 13th, 2009
Sorry, but I couldn’t resist this: hey, why can’t I be as hysterical about this as the mainline media?.
Re.Vica has collected on one web page a whole set of online resources for how e-learning can be used to counter a Swine flu epidemic on campus. They note:
Experts (for example at the PPP SIG) [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 13th, 2009
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 [...]
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