The current status of the Open University of Japan
Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November
The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open...
Work-based learning for lifelong learners
Basiel, A. (2009) One size doesn't fit all Online Educa Berlin
The Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom...
Using clickers on multiple sites in a distributed undergraduate medical program
Terris, B. (2009) University Uses 'Clickers' to Quiz Students in Multiple Location Chronicle of Higher Education, September 14
The University of British Columbia recently completed...
What is a virtual campus?
Reynolds, S. (2009) Are European Virtual Campuses Different? Re.Vica Newsletter, September
A very interesting, brief article on virtual campuses in Europe, and the implications of...
Developments at the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
The October 2009 edition of Connections, the newsletter of the Commonwealth of Learning, included the following news report:
'The Virtual University for Small States of...
A vision for the future: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy:...
Identifying the problem with higher education in the 21st was the easy part (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1)....
More information on The University of the People
McCrea, B. (2009) Breaking down the traditional barriers to education Campus Technology, Sept 23
An interview with Shai Reshef, the founder of the University of...
Two new open universities
Carter, D. (2009) Learning without a license eCampus News, September
An article on two new, tuition-free open universities, the University of the People and Peer2Peer...
Why the University of Illinois Global Campus project failed
Kolowich, S. (2009) What doomed Global Campus? Inside Higher Education, Sept 3
An interesting article that speculates on the reasons for the failure of the...
The Open University of Hong Kong: a flexible learning approach
The Open University of Hong Kong (2009) Annual Report 2008-2009 Hong Kong: OUHK
This report marks '20 years of innovative education', and illustrates the changes...