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Research & Development

Unlocking Open Educational Resources (OERs) Interaction Data

Each time a teacher or a learner interacts with an Open Educational Resource (OER), these interactions produce data. This “interaction… More »

Planning and Managing Distance Education Systems: Applying system dynamics

  Farhad Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com In this series of articles, I presented a hierarchical model of… More »

MOOCs and Beyond

In August, 2012, four months after opening, Coursera—one of several Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers quickly gaining traction on… More »

Measuring monographs: A quantitative method to assess scientific impact and societal relevance

In the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), the monograph is an important means of communicating scientific results. As in the… More »

Complex Moving Parts: Assessment Systems and Electronic Portfolios

The largest college within an online university of over 50,000 students invested significant resources in translating a complex assessment system… More »

Systematic Design of Blended PBL: Exploring the Design Experiences and Support Needs of PBL Novices in an Online Environment

Designing problem-based learning (PBL), especially blended PBL, is very different from designing traditional teacher-centered instruction and requires a new set… More »

The national broadband network and the challenges of creating connectivity in education: The case of Tasmania

Tasmania, one of the first locations to have communities connected to the national broadband network (NBN), provided the context within… More »

Mining interactions in immersive learning environments for real-time student feedback

The analysis and use of data generated by students’ interactions with learning systems or programs – learning analytics – has… More »

Planning and Managing Distance Education Systems: System Methodology

Farhad Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com In this series of articles, I presented a hierarchical model of distance… More »

Shape Shifting Smart Phones: Riding the Waves in Education

The smartphone is a recent technological addition to post-secondary education and it has both educational and non-educational applications. This study… More »

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News

Embrace Moocs or face decline, warns v-c

“It’s Mooc or die”, a university vice-chancellor has said, claiming that institutions must embrace the massive open online course movement… More »

Massive (But Not Open)

The Georgia Institute of Technology plans to offer a $7,000 online master’s degree to 10,000 new students over the next… More »

Kids coding in the cloud

One of the most popular online destinations on the MIT network is not a website for scientists, engineers or college… More »

New Book: Handbook of Mobile Learning, Edited by Zane L. Berge, Lin Muilenburg

This handbook published by Routledge provides a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of mobile learning, one of the… More »

As MOOC Debate Simmers at San Jose State, American U. Calls a Halt

In the latest salvo in a debate over MOOCs that has drawn national attention, the San Jose State University chapter… More »

Coursera strikes deal with publishers on textbooks

One of the largest US massive open online course providers has announced a deal with publishers that will allow students… More »

Adobe Unveils Major Update to Creative Cloud

Includes Next Generation of “CC” Desktop Applications and Delivers Fully Integrated Cross-Device Collaboration, Community and Publishing Capabilities Adobe Press Release

PBS and PBS KIDS Launch on Roku

Arlington, VA: MAY 8, 2013–PBS and Roku® announced today that videos from favorite PBS and PBS KIDS programs, as well… More »

Ball State app lets travelers create detailed trip journals

Ball State University has developed a versatile mobile application that allows college classes to compile the equivalent of digital “textbooks”… More »

Regulating Distance Ed

Institutions that offer online education programs should not be forced to answer to regulators in each and every state where… More »

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