Update on the free University of the People
Sanchez, C. (2012) Online university for all balances big goals, expensive realities, National Public Radio, August 27 (also available as audio)
Report on the current...
Distance education conference: ADEIL
What:
A Mesa to Remember: Exchange ideas and inspirations with other professionals who are engaged in or interested in distance education. Whether your interest is...
Is open and distance learning the solution for developing countries?
Nick Moe-Price, of the International Council for Distance Education, is leading an interesting discussion on 'Is open and distance learning the key to Quality Higher...
Introducing the OERu – and some questions
I've been following the development (at a distance) of the OERu, and here's my understanding of what it's trying to do.
The OERu (the Open...
Keynote speakers for ICDE conference in Indonesia
© Bali Jakarta Pictures, 2011
The 24th ICDE conference in Indonesia will be held 2–5 October, 2011 in Bali, Indonesia (click here for more details).
The conference...
Thoughts on the history and future of distance education
Capella University is a for-profit online university based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers a graduate course on the Delivery of Distance Education as part...
New directions for ICDE
ICDE (2011) Annual Report, 2010 Oslo: ICDE
ICDE has recently published its 2010 Annual Report and a Progress Report on the organization's work towards activities...
DE in Community Colleges in the USA: 2010 in review
Lokken, F. (2011) Trends in eLearning: Tracking the Impact of eLearning at Community Colleges: 2010 Distance Education Survey Results Washington DC: Instructional Technology Council.
This carefully conducted...
Call for proposals for Themed Issue of Distance Education (Volume 33, Number 2, 2012)
The journal “Distance Education” is calling for proposals for the development of a guest-edited themed issue that will need to go to press in...
Distance Education in Afghanistan
Kuchi family near Bamian © Tony Bates, 2010
My experience in Afghanistan
I worked on a UNESCO project for four months in Afghanistan...