Look back in anger? A review of online learning in 2013 — from Tony Bates
Excerpt:
No single solution to this issue seems to have been found, but many Canadian institutions now have established central units that report to the Provost and serve the faculties directly. As well as including support for online learning, these units now also cover general faculty development as well as distance learning. This has the advantage of facilitating the transfer of teaching innovations from one academic department throughout the institution. In some institutions these centres for teaching, learning and technology have grown rapidly, with some numbering more than 60 staff.
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This solid posting from Dr. Tony Bates also includes a recap of his top postings for 2013:
This solid posting from Dr. Tony Bates also includes a recap of his top postings for 2013:
| Recommended graduate programs in e-learning (2008) | 13,190 | ||
| What’s right and what’s wrong about Coursera-style MOOCs (2012) | 8,814 | ||
| Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance? (2009) | 5,800 | ||
| What Is Distance Education? (2008) | 5,652 | ||
| The world’s largest supplier of free online learning? (2012) | 5,146 | ||
| Outlook for online learning in 2013: | 5,138 | ||
| Online learning in California generates controversy | 4,992 | ||
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3,440 | ||
| MOOCs, MIT and Magic | 3,226 | ||
| E-learning quality assurance standards,… and research (2010) | 2,977 |