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Book Review: Mega-Universities and Opening Education by Design
Nichols, M. (ed.) 2025 Mega-Universities and Opening Education by Design ICDE, Oslo, Norway
Preliminaries
I haven't been posting much recently, reflecting my fully retired status. However, this book is definitely worth reviewing, so here goes.
Open and distance learning, 30 years on
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Book review: Handbook of Open Universities Around the World
Mishra, S. and Panda, S. (eds.) (2025) Handbook of Open Universities Around the World New York: Routledge, 692 pp.
Who are the authors?
Sanjaya Mishra is a specialist in technology-enabled learning at the Commonwealth of Learning and a leading scholar in...
A personal history: 31 – Learning Catalan – and about Catalunya
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in...
A personal history: 30. A (history) lesson on e-learning research from the Open University...
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in...
Some thoughts on the implications of AI for teaching and learning in higher education
What a co-incidence!
A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on the crisis in higher education, arguing that it had become too expensive. Universities in particular needed to find ways to reduce costs while still maintaining...
A Review of Contact North’s AI Trades Explorer Pro
AI Trades Explorer Pro
I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators.
Contact North offers a suite of eight AI tools for teachers/instructors/students. In six previous posts, I evaluated
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A Review of Contact North’s AI Pathfinder Pro
AI Pathfinder Pro
I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators.
Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In five previous posts, I evaluated
a...
An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: Faculty Assistant
AI Teaching Assistant Pro
I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators.
Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In four previous posts, I evaluated
...
An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: learning shorts
AI Teaching Assistant Pro
I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators.
Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In four previous posts, I evaluated
...
An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: slide builder
AI Teaching Assistant Pro
I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators.
Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In three previous posts, I evaluated
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About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.