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Open and Distance Learning for Teacher Training: Evidence from Pakistan

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

Tags: Allama Iqbal Open University, Khalid Mahmood, Learning Management System, Open and Distance Learning, Pakistan, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Virtual University of Pakistan
Posted in Distance Education for Teachers | 2 Comments »

Open and Distance Learning in India: Maintaining Balance with Technology

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Tags: Faculty recalcitrance, Hemlata Chari, Higher Education, IDOL, India, ODL, Open and Distance Learning, Open University, Secondary Education, University, University of Mumbai
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | 9 Comments »

Is Open and Distance Learning the Key to Quality Higher Education for All?

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Tags: Brazil, BRIC, China, Distance Learning, ICDE, India, Indira Ghandi National Open University, International Council for Open and Distance Education, Nick Moe-Pryce, Open and Distance Learning, Open University of China, post-secondary learners, Quality Higher Education for All, Russia
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | 15 Comments »

How Student Technology Profiles Effect Open and Distance Learning in South Africa

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Tags: Dr. Johan Hendrikz, One Smartphone Per Teacher, Open and Distance Learning, South Africa, Teacher Professional Development, teacher technology, Teacher Training, University of Pretoria
Posted in Teacher Professional Development | 12 Comments »

Open Educational Resources and Distance Learning in Brazil

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Tags: Brazil, Brazilian society, Campus Enrollment, Distance Learning, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Luciano Sathler, OER, Online Courses, open educational resources
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | 10 Comments »

Learn Experientially and Connect Globally with MOOCs

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Tags: Commonwealth of Learning, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, Coursera, George Siemens, Learning4Content, Leigh Blackall, literacy, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, Randy Fisher, Stephen Downes, Udacity, WikiEducator
Posted in Massive Open Online Courses | Comments Off on Learn Experientially and Connect Globally with MOOCs

MOOCs Will Come and Mostly Go Like Other EduTech Fads

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Tags: EdX, Harvard, ICT4D Jester, ICT4E, Kentaro Toyama, Khan Academy, Massive Open Online Courses, MIT, MOOC, Udacity
Posted in Massive Open Online Courses | Comments Off on MOOCs Will Come and Mostly Go Like Other EduTech Fads

Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Tags: formal educational, inflated expectations, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, online and distance education, Online Education, physical constraints
Posted in Massive Open Online Courses | Comments Off on Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Mobiles For Teaching And Learning: Translating Theory into Practice

Monday, November 19th, 2012

Tags: measurement of learning, mEducation, microlearning, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Mobile Teaching, multimedia learning, Sarah Pouezevara, Teachers, technocentric
Posted in Mobile Teaching | 1 Comment »