Understanding microcredentials: a report from HEQCO
Pichette, J., Brumwell, S., Rizk, J., Han, S. (2021) Making Sense of Microcredentials. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.
Back to blogging
It's now two...
Online learning and (k-12) schools: do we need a different curriculum for online learning?
This is the third in a series of posts on online learning in the (k-12) school sector.
The first was What needs to be done...
Online learning and (k-12) schools: 2. Technology and cost issues
This is the second in a series of posts on online learning in the (k-12) school sector. The first was What needs to be...
Online learning and law schools during the pandemic
Thomson Reuters Institute (2020) Law Schools and the Global Pandemic Thomson Reuters (no date: report accessed December 19), pp.16
Holiday reading (for me)
I'm going to...
Book review: Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas
Qayyum, A. and Zawacki-Richter, O. (eds.) Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas: National Perspectives in a Digital Age Singapore: Springer, US$24+
Why...
Why is innovation in teaching in higher education so difficult? 1. The accreditation agencies?
Horn, M. and Dunagan, A. (2018) Innovation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education San Francisco CA: The Christensen Institute
Revisiting an old question
A couple of...
Stanford University to be fully online by 2025?
Today I have received a tip from a close colleague that Stanford University is planning to build a partnership with Alphabet Inc., the owner...
Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions
Chatlani, S. (2018) Navigating online professional degrees - potential and caution, Education Dive, March 21
In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of...
Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?
This post lists several new developments in delivering science and engineering online. These developments join a list of other efforts that are listed below...
Online education and the professional associations: the case of law
Image: Reality Sandwich, 2015
Lederman, D. (2018) The uncertain landscape for online legal education Inside Higher Education, January 24
The situation in the USA
This is a...
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.