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A brighter future for Athabasca University?

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Coates, K. (2017) Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University Saskatoon, SK This report, 45 pages in length plus extensive appendices, was jointly commissioned by the...

DIY online courses on Facebook

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Hughes, M. (2017) Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses - what could possibly go wrong?  The Next Web, 1 June It has been a...

E-portfolios from Dublin City University to enhance student employability

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Dublin City University (2017) DCU launches new online learning portfolio to enhance student employability 24 May I have been neglecting my blog because I have...

One business case for OER examined

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Law, P. and Perryman, L.-A. (2017) How OpenLearn supports a business model for OER Distance Education, Vol. 38, No. 1 The journal: 'Distance Education' Distance Education...

Latest data on USA distance education enrolments

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Digital Learning Compass (2017) Distance Education Enrolment Report 2017 Wellesley MA A new partnership for the analysis of distance education data in the USA First, a little...

Ontario funds research and innovation in online learning

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eCampus Ontario (2017) Research and Innovation: Funded Projects Toronto ON: eCampus Ontario A few days ago, eCampus Ontario officially announced nearly $2.5 million of grants...

What counts when you cost online learning?

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Poulin, R. and Straut, T. (2017) Distance Education Price and Cost Report Boulder CO: WCET This highly controversial report has generated considerable discussion in WCET's...

A report on university distance education in Québec

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Conseil supérieur de l'éducation (2015) La formation à distance dans les universités québécoises: un potential à optimiser Québec: Gouvernement du Québec This report is now...

A Spanish version of ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’ is now available

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I am very pleased to announced that La Enseñanza en la Era Digital, a complete, open, online Spanish version of 'Teaching in a Digital Age', translated...

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Athabasca University?

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Climenhaga, D. (2017) Athabasca U’s future seems brighter as Saskatchewan prof named to conduct sustainability review Albertapolitics.ca, January 19 Climenhaga, D. (2016) Alberta Government names five new...