Saturday, May 27, 2023

Notice: website under redesign

This web site is now more than 10 years old, and the design has not changed over this period. In the meantime, there have...

Woolf University: the Airbnb of higher education or a sheep in wolf’s clothing?

Broggi, J.D. et al. (2018) Building the first blockchain university, Oxford UK, April 3 You are going to hear a lot about Woolf University over...

Our responsibility in protecting institutional, student and personal data in online learning

WCET (2018) Data Protection and Privacy Boulder CO: WCET United States Attorney's Office (2018) Nine Iranians Charged With Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign On Behalf Of...

Important developments in indigenous online learning

Royal Roads University (2018) First Nations Technology Council and Royal Roads University celebrate partnership in education, innovation Victoria BC: Royal Roads University, press release, 23...

E-portfolios from Dublin City University to enhance student employability

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...

Welcome back and what you may have missed in online learning over the summer

I hope you all had a great summer break and have come back fully charged for another always challenging year in teaching. I thought...

Update on British Columbia’s open textbook project

BCcampus has just announced that as of October 30, 2015, it has now made available 23 new 'Common Core' open textbooks for the Province of B.C.’s...

Commercial e-learning platform launched in Nigeria

Wakoba, S. (2014) Tutor.ng, an online tutoring platform with a marketplace for teachers launches to disrupt online learning in Africa, TechMoran, January 27 I have...

MOOCs, specializations, and continuing education

Academic Partnerships (2014) Academic Partnerships Launches New Online Global Specializations Credential Dallas, January 21 Gannes, L. (2104) Coursera Offers the Equivalent of a MOOC Major: Specialization Certificates...

New York State to offer undergraduate online degrees

WNYF (2014) 'Open SUNY' offers online programs, Fox News, January 18 The State University of New York has just launched a program called 'Open SUNY',...

About Tony Bates

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.