So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
Barriers to change: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 3
The story so far
In an earlier post (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1), I argued that higher education institutions...
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...
An sociologist’s view of the contemporary university
Tuchman, G. (2009) Wannabe U: Inside the Corporate University Chicago: University of Chicago Press
'Based on years of observation at a state school, Wannabe U...
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...
Integrating e-learning in African universities
Last week I participated in a three day workshop in Bonn, Germany, for senior African higher education leaders on Integrating e-Learning: Key Challenge for...
A test of leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
Spellings, M. (2006) A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education Washington DC: US Department of Education
I'm a little late referencing...
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...
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...