A student guide to studying online
What you need to know before you enroll for an online course
Although most students adjust very quickly, studying online is different in some ways...
LinkedIn as a community of practice for online learning?
LinkedIn is beginning to develop as an interesting area for discussions on online learning. I've been 'lurking' in the discussions below, and I'm sure...
Will MITx work?
Coughlin, S. (2012) MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course, BBC News, February 13
This article provides details of MITx's first course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,...
Can education afford the iPad?
Extract: Click on the graphic to see the full graphic
Onlineteachingdegree.com has produced another interesting graphic comparing the costs of iPads to textbooks. It argues...
Stephen Downes’ overview of e-learning: and a little history lesson
Downes, S. (2012) E-learning Generations, Half-an-Hour, February 11
Stephen's contribution
In general, I try to complement rather than repeat what Stephen writes (which is just as...
Are cyber charter schools giving online learning a bad name?
This is at the moment a peculiarly United States of America debate, but it is almost certain to spill over into other countries. This...
Book review: Quality assurance in distance education and e-learning
Jung, I. and Latchem, C. (2012) Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning New York/London: Routledge
What the book is about
'There is relatively...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
Is there too much innovation in education?
Maxim Jean-Louis in a recent comment to my post on the e-learning outlook for 2012 referred to observations by Ben Levin who in an...
New technologies for e-learning in 2012 (and a little beyond)
In my e-learning outlook for 2012, I focused on mainly educational developments in e-learning during 2012. In this post, I want to look at...