ICDE International Conference 2014. Connecting the World through Open, Distance and e-Learning. Sept. 25-26, 2014 Moscow, Russia. 
An ICDE International Conference will be hosted by Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) in Moscow, Russia, 25-26 September 2014.
Venue of the Conference (September 25-26): Renaissance Moscow Olympic Hotel, Moscow, Russian Federation Address: 18/1 Olimpiysky Prospect, Moscow 129110, Russian Federation.
The conference will discuss economic, technological and social aspects of distance education, closing the gap between formal education and work, e-learning in conventional institutions, and the balance between quality and diversity and plurality.
Conference website. Flyer ICDE Conference MESI 2014. 
Conference
The development of technology considerably changes major characteristics and even the philosophy of education. Distance learning and e-learning have become a part of daily life and penetrate into conventional educational establishments. OER and MOOCs, as well as emerging smart education challenge existing educational systems. The kaleidoscope of approaches, techniques, breakthroughs and gaps in education make sharing experience and promoting cooperation a vital necessity at international, regional, national, local and institutional levels.
THEME OF THE ICDE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2014:
Connecting the World through Open, Distance and e-Learning
SUB-THEMES:

• distance education: the economic, technological, pedagogical and social outlook
• open, distance and flexible learning for reduction of the gap between formal education and work
• e-learning in a conventional educational establishment: challenges and possibilities
• distance and smart education: narrowing or widening digital and cognitive gaps?
• quality and standards of educational provision in distance settings; social and cultural diversity and linguistic plurality; educational tradition and innovation – where does the balance lie?
• open, distance and e-learning as a field for cooperation at international, regional, interregional, national, local and institutional levels.

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5th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning- IC4E 2014, January 13-14, 2014, Strathcona Hotel, Toronto, Canada (Venue).
2014 5th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning - IC4E 2014 is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Par Michel Diaz. E-learning, blended learning, digital learning… la Formation nouvelle est résolument « orientée apprenants » : il s’agit que le salarié-apprenant se prenne en main, « se responsabilise »… Un redoutable obstacle au développement du e-learning, d’autant qu’il n’y a pas de recette miracle ! 
D’où part la formation ? D’elle-même : des contenus, du formateur… Rarement de l’apprenant, dont l’expression des besoins est le plus souvent survolée, et le style d’apprentissage occulté. La formation traditionnelle dialogue avec l’apprenant ? Certes : à l’issue du stage-événement, à travers la feuille d’évaluation où il peut marquer à la va-vite son contentement ou son insatisfaction. Suite...

Von Benjamin Haerdle. Größer geht nicht: 88.000 Studenten lernen an der Fernuniversität Hagen, darunter drei Zwölfjährige und ein 93-Jähriger. Die Studentenzahl hat sich in den vergangenen sieben Jahren verdoppelt. Und die Uni erwartet weiteren Zuwachs. Eines haben Ex-Außenminister Guido Westerwelle, die frühere Skirennläuferin Katja Seizinger und Fußball-Manager Oliver Bierhoff gemeinsam: Sie alle haben an der einzigen öffentlich-rechtlichen Fernuniversität in Hagen studiert oder promoviert. 88.000 Studenten zählt die nordrhein-westfälische Fernuni - so viele wie keine andere deutsche Hochschule. Die Studentenzahl hat sich in den vergangenen sieben Jahren verdoppelt, und die Uni erwartet weiteren Zuwachs. Mehr...

By Charles Huckabee. The Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, announced on Tuesday that its Apollo Global subsidiary had agreed to acquire Open Colleges Australia, one of Australia’s oldest and largest providers of distance learning. Under the agreement, Apollo Global, through a subsidiary, will purchase 70 percent of the outstanding shares of Open Colleges for approximately 110 Australian dollars in cash, or about $98.5-million (U.S.) at current exchange rates, plus contingent payments that will be principally based on 2014 operating results and could total $47-million (U.S.) more. More...

By Megan O'Neil. While studying political science at Columbia University, Zach Sims looked on with frustration as peers—graduating with lots of student debt and few workplace-ready skills—struggled to find jobs. In 2011, before what would have been his senior year, he dropped out to help start Codecademy, a free, interactive web platform designed to help teach even the most unlikely candidates programming languages likes JavaScript. Mr. Sims, now 23, and his co-founder, Ryan Bubinski, 24, a Columbia graduate, have proved particularly adept at heralding coding as a résumé must-have in a digital economy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City declared he would learn to code via the platform. Codecademy has attracted millions of users, has drawn $12.5-million in venture-capital funds, and employs 22 people, Mr. Sims says, although it has yet to generate revenue. More...

Im Rahmen dieses Fachforums werden Vorhaben an Hochschulen vorgestellt, bei denen Studierende selbst eLearning-Inhalte (Lernmodule,  Screencasts, Interactive Video ...) für andere produzieren, sei es im Rahmen von Lehrveranstaltungen, Projekten oder auch Wettbewerben. 
Lehrende und Studierende unterschiedlicher Fachrichtungen berichten hierbei von ihren Erfahrungen und treten in Austausch und Diskussion mit den TeilnehmerInnen. 
Dabei stehen unter anderem folgende Fragen im Fokus: Welche pädagogischen Mehrwerte und Möglichkeiten des Kompetenzerwerbs, aber möglicherweise auch Schwierigkeiten bietet ein solches Vorgehen? Welche Szenarien und Settings sind denkbar? Welche Rahmenbedingungen  sind dabei förderlich? Inwieweit kann durch die vorgestellten Ansätze ein Beitrag zu einer veränderten Lehr- und Lernkultur an Hochschulen geleistet werden? 
Website: http://www.e-learning-hessen.de/fachforen.html.

By Ron Trowbridge. The University of Michigan's 2013 Alumni Newsletter features a piece, "MOOCs, Me, and Michigan," by English professor Eric Rabkin. The evidence in it for MOOC (massive, open, online course) instruction is powerful in terms of reducing college costs while at the same time improving the quality of education. It is a godsend for low-income students. Rabkin writes, "Course co-founder Daphne Koller reported that ... when an issue is raised on a (MOOC) forum, the mean time to someone else on the forum contributing a useful response is 22 minutes. That's 22 minutes around the clock, because the course community is global. No professor could ever be that responsive." More...