Rapid growth in online learning in Australia
Well, jumping wombats, those Aussies are sure moving - a recent report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year –...
JISC analysis of global activity in e-learning in higher education
MindSet Research (2009) Understanding Global Activity in Higher Education and Research: Primary, desk and web-based research Bristol UK: JISC
This study was commissioned by the...
Managing online education: a new survey
WCET/The Campus Computing Project (2009) Managing Online Education Encino CA: The Campus Computing Project (to download go to: http://www.campuscomputing.net/)
This project reports that Online Education...
Conference: The Future of Online and Blended Learning: Strategy, Policy, and Practice
The Future of Online and Blended Learning: Strategy, Policy, and Practice
October 24-26, 2009, in beautiful Vancouver, Canada
The keynote address is by Chuck Dziuban, the...
New book on ICTs in higher education
Guri-Rosenblit, S. (2009) Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Sweeping Expectations and Actual Effects Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers
From the publisher's synopsis:
The visible gap between...
Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1
Is e-learning failing in higher education?
In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have...
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...
Reforming the higher education system in the USA
Zemsky, R. (2009) Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education Chapel Hill NC: Rutgers University Press
Zemsky says that this is the...
Online learning as a strategic asset
McCarthy, S. and Samors, R. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Vol. 1: A Resource for Campus Leaders Washington DC: Association of Public...
European wiki on virtual campuses – globally
Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this...