Thursday, May 15, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Why is choosing the right technology such a challenge for education?

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I'm now starting on my next chapter for my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age', and this chapter, called 'Understanding Technology in Education',...

A ‘starter’ bibliography on design models for teaching and learning

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For the increasing number of students doing Masters' dissertations or Ph.D's on course or instructional design I have collected together for convenience all the references...

Can you do experiential learning online? Assessing design models for experiential learning

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One of the frustrating things about writing a book (Teaching in a Digital World) is that just when you think you've finished a chapter,...

Two design models for online collaborative learning: same or different?

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I am now about to wrap up my Chapter 5 on Design models, for my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. Here I am...

‘Agile’ Design: Flexible designs for the digital age

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Before I was rudely interrupted by MOOCs, I had almost finished my chapter on Models for Designing Teaching and Learning for my open textbook,...

A ‘starter’ bibliography on MOOCs

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For the increasing number of students doing Masters' dissertations or Ph.D's on MOOCs I have collected together for convenience all the references made in...

Why MOOCs are only part of the answer for higher education

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OK, except for the next post, which will be a list of publications on MOOCs for graduate students studying the topic, and a scenario for...

EDEN research papers: OERs (inc. MOOCs), quality/assessment, social media, analytics and research methods

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EDEN has now published a second report on my review of papers submitted to the EDEN research workshop in Oxford a couple of weeks ago....

Why the fuss about MOOCs? Political, social and economic drivers

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The end of MOOCs This is the last part of my chapter on MOOCs for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. In...

Strengths and weaknesses of MOOCs: Part 3, branding and cost

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The story so far This is the fifth in a series of posts from my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. I have already...