The cost of being a student in Canada – and where to find online...
vouchercloud is a Canadian discount coupon website and they have a selection of student specific coupons. They have produced the above infographic focusing on the cost of being a student in...
Examining the potential and reality of open educational resources: the 2013 COHERE conference
COHERE (Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research) runs one of my favourite annual conferences. It is relatively small (around 75), the participants are...
Welcome back and a review of online learning developments in July and August
Here in Canada, tomorrow is the start of a new academic year. I know, because our garbage cans are full and the back lane...
An explanation of how ACE accredits MOOCs
Book, P. (2103) ACE as Academic Credit Reviewer–Adjustment, Accommodation, and Acceptance WCET Learn, July 25
Over the next few weeks, WCET will publish a series of...
MOOCs, MIT and Magic
MOOC panel: Dan Hastings, Anant Agarwal, Tony Bates, Sanjay Sarma, John Daniel
In my previous post, there were two sessions at the LINC 2013 conference...
Who is giving credit for MOOCs?
Fitzgerald, M. (2013) Coursera courses approved for college credit InformationWeek Education, February 7
Short answer
Not many organizations - but the list is growing
This is a...
Keeping up with MOOC developments
How are you keeping up with MOOC developments? If you are like me, you are probably feeling swamped and not a little overwhelmed by...
Another way to rank universities?
Oxford University
Mundell, I. (2013) EU rolls out university ranking European Voice.com, January 24
The European Union is promoting a new system of rankings for Europe's...
Special edition of Open Praxis: Openness in Higher Education
Visualisation of the History of Openness in Education © Peters and Deimann, 2013
Openness in Higher Education (2103) Open Praxis, Vol. 5, No. 1
What is Open...
Plan to assess credit value of MOOCs
Marklein, M.B. (2012) College credit for online courses gains momentum USA Today. November 13
The American Council on Education, 'a non-profit organization that represents most...