Christine Brinck. Kostenlose Onlinekurse für Millionen – das galt einst als Zukunft der Universität. Doch die Abbrecherzahlen sind hoch. Nun machen ihnen Kurse für Kleingruppen Konkurrenz. Mehr...
Are online adjunct faculty doing any better than those on campus?
By . According to a new report, online adjunct faculty are experiencing many of the same challenges as on-campus adjuncts, mainly because the same policies governing on-campus adjuncts are used for those in online programs. But that’s only the tip of the online adjunct practice iceberg. More...
Faculty: Are more online courses really feasible?
By Nick McCrea. In a major initiative designed to help stabilize the University of Maine System’s financial future, trustees are considering a plan for shaping how the state’s universities offer online courses. More...
What does it mean to be an online learning leader?
By . If online learning is to succeed as not only as a legitimate option for learning but as a respected platform within an institution, leadership has to build that respect through calculated risks and building multi-departmental relationships. More...
Will FaceTime Change Online Education?
By Joshua Kim. Have you been FaceTiming with friends and family? It’s different, right?
We’ve been FaceTiming with my older daughter in South Korea (gap year), my brother (new baby), and my parents. Where we once made phone calls we now FaceTime. Read more...
EdX Is An Idea
By Joshua Kim. It has taken my participation in four EdX Global Forums, not to mention my own work at my school on open online learning courses on the edX platform, to finally understand that edX is really an idea. Read more...
Supporting Online Adjuncts
By Carl Straumsheim. Survey of administrators finds more colleges are turning to those off the tenure track to teach courses online, but also a "fundamental divide" among institutions about how to handle those instructors. Read more...
BPI France Université : accompagner les dirigeants avec une formation e-learning
La Banque publique d'investissement (BPI France) s'est associée à HEC et l'EM Lyon pour créer BPI France Université, une formation e-learning pour les dirigeants des sociétés et les porteurs de projets. Accessible gratuitement, su inscription, elle souhaite répondre aux problématiques de gestion et de développement des entrepreneurs. Elle a été lancée en avril 2015. Voir l'article...
Distance Education in Europe: Higher Education Examined
For most people seeking to participate in distance education in Europe, increasing attainment levels, improving career prospects and learning for self-fulfilment continue to be the top driving forces. This is the main finding of a new report written as part of the Impact of Distance Education on Adult Learning (IDEAL) project. The report, the third in a series of three, also pinpoints financial and time constraints as the most common barriers for potential distance education students. More...
Décret sur la FOAD & Environnement d’Apprentissage
La prise en compte de la dynamique «Environnement d’Apprentissage» dans ses trois composantes (évolution des théories d’apprentissage, émergence du concept d’apprenance et usages développés du numérique – voir article publié le 02 octobre 2015 sur la plate-forme EPALE : https://ec.europa.eu/epale/fr/node/14159) par les équipes pédagogiques au profit des apprenants, n’est pas égale d’un dispositif de formation à l’autre. Voir l'article...