Online education continues its hot pace

Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2010) Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States Babson Park MA: Babson College Survey Research Group

The Sloan Consortium continues its invaluable annual survey of online learning in the USA in 2009, showing that enrolments in online learning grew 17% last year, compared with overall enrolment growth of 1.2%. [...]

Latest issue of IRRODL

Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol. 10, No. 6) of the always excellent International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. The December edition includes articles on the following:

Rory McGreal’s evaluation of the Commonwealth of Learning’s [...]

Online learning as a strategic asset

McCarthy, S. and Samors, R. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Vol. 1: A Resource for Campus Leaders Washington DC: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Seaman, J. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Vol. 2: The Paradox of Faculty Voices Washington DC: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

An ‘unprecedented’ study of administrative and [...]

The state of e-learning, 2008

Well, it’s the end of the year, and so why not a personal retrospective of the worldwide state of e-learning at the end of 2008? I did this originally for the European Eqibelt project, based in Croatia, but thought I would share it with you all. Once I have had some Christmas pudding, I might [...]

Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008

Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. (2008) Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008 Needham MA: Sloan Consortiun

The annual survey by the Sloan Consortium, which tracks online learning trends, is now available. In fall 2007, the study reports, some 3.94 million students enrolled in at least one online course, an increase of [...]