European universities: re-form or die; but what about Canada?
Grove, J. (2012) Long, cold financial winter lies ahead for Europe's academy Times Higher Education, February 9
What's happening in Europe
This is a really depressing,...
Book review: Quality assurance in distance education and e-learning
Jung, I. and Latchem, C. (2012) Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning New York/London: Routledge
What the book is about
'There is relatively...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
New international quality label for e-learning courseware
epprobate is a new international quality label for courseware, an initiative of three organisations: The Learning Agency Network (LANETO), the Agence Wallonne des Télécommunication (AWT) and the e-Learning Quality Service Center...
e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...
MITx – Continuing Education online?
Associated Press (2011) With an extra letter, MIT will offer certificates for coursework in popular online offerings Washington Post, December 18
Parry, M. (2011) MIT Will Offer...
Adjuncts, LMSs and lack of training: an accident waiting to happen?
The use of underpaid, untrained adjunct faculty is one of higher education's dirty little secrets, especially (but not only) in the USA. The two...
More for less: why Ontario students are complaining
Pin. L., Martin, C, & Andrey, S (2011). Rising Costs: A Look at Spending at Ontario Universities. Toronto: Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance.
This is another excellent...
1. Why you need an e-learning plan
This is the first of a series of four posts on e-learning plans. This post discusses why an e-learning plan is needed, the second...
Thinking about innovation in higher education
Stokes, P. (2011) Want innovation? Remove the barriers Inside Higher Education, October 27
This article by Peter Stokes, an executive vice-president at Eduventures, has some...