Motivation, group work and community in distance education – and more
The Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 23, No. 2 is now available online.
The four research articles in this issue address the themes of motivation,...
The impact of information and communications technologies on the university
For francophones, a book by Julie Boissonneault, a professor at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Boissonneault, J. (2009) Enjeux de la Médiatisation à l'Université Sudbury ON:...
The best little e-learning journal in the world?
For those of you who, like me, were busy over the summer, the latest edition of IRRODL (Vol. 10, No. 3) was published in...
Distance and e-Learning in Transition
Bernath, U. et al. (2009) Distance and E-learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges New York: ISTE and John Wiley
The book...
Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?
This blog is prompted by an e-mail from Rich Zuc, who wanted to know why there were no undergraduate degrees in engineering offered at...
The U.K. Open University in Africa
From: In Partnership, 2009 (Open University International Partnerships)
The Open University currently works in two ways in Africa. First, it works across national boundaries. The...
A doctorate in education by distance learning
From: In Partnership, May 2009.
The UK Open University’s professional doctorate in education programme is celebrating the registration of its 200th student this year. For...
Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?
The aim of this blog
This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...
Is e-learning failing in higher education?
In an earlier posting, the State of e-Learning, 2008, I suggested that e-learning was failing to meet expectations in higher education. In that posting,...
Review of ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada’: or life in a parallel universe
You may be under the illusion that to reach a parallel universe you have to go on a star trek or do quantum physics....