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Growth of online learning

eFront

In recent years, online learning has exponentially increased in popularity. Technological innovations have enabled people of all ages to learn from a distance and by utilizing a variety of different mediums; from video tutorials to info graphics and slideshows. Subsequently, according to a 2008 study conducted by the U.S

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Unravelling online training in 3 questions

KnowledgeOne

Online training, distance learning, open distance learning, digital learning, MOOC… are some of these terms one and the same? Are we dealing with entirely different modalities of learning? Why is it more accurate nowadays to talk about elearning or online learning rather than distance learning?

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Implications for Online Learning - 2012 Canada Copyright Reform

E-Learning Acupuncture

Contact North , Ontario's Distance Education and Training Network, has published a very useful summary of the profound copyright changes in Canada that have occurred in 2012 (to date!) Entitled: The Perfect Storm - Canadian Copyright Law 2012 (Making Sense of the Dramatic Changes and the Far-Reaching Implications for Online Learning).

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The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles

Learning with e's

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. Now students can assume more responsibility for their own learning and design their own study trajectories.

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14 Articles on MOOCs

Jay Cross

Size Isn’t Everything – Cathy Davidson – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Forbes, on the other hand, touts the financial promise of investments in MOOC’s and other digital educational offerings. Online Learning – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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What is Online Learning? Brief History, Benefits & Limitations

learnWorlds

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, one term has become increasingly prominent: online learning. But, what exactly is online learning , and how does it reshape the way we acquire knowledge and skills? 1980s Emergence of teleconferencing and satellite-based distance learning.