If you have an hour to spare and are interested in this topic, you can access a video of this webinar organized on March 5 by EDEN as part of Open Education Week.
The recording can be accessed here. You will need to install Adobe Connect to replay the recording.
Further details:
Moderator: Mark Nichols, Open University, UK
Speakers:
- Sir John Daniel, former Vice-Chancellor, UK Open University
- Dr. Ross Paul, former President, Windsor and Laurentian Universities, and Vice-President Academic, Athabasca University, Canada
- Professor António Texeira, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
- Dr. Tony Bates, a founding member of the UK Open University and now distinguished visiting professor at Ryerson University.
Questions discussed:
- What are the big challenges distance education universities face at the moment?
- What do you think is their best response to these challenges?
- Do you have a vision for the future of distance education universities? If so, what is it?
- What is it that distance universities offer that might be unique in what will increasingly be an online education future?
- How might distance universities become flexible to adapt to new markets and opportunities?
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
