The Future of Distance Learning, in Response to the JISC Report

Last month, chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee, Sir Ron Cooke issued a report to the government entitled On-line Innovation in Higher Education. The report comes at a time when online based learning has seen a growth in popularity and is fast becoming a usual addition to institutions and standard degree courses, and has no-doubt been enhanced by the creation of The Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills last year. In response to Cooke's findings and the many comments it's received, what seems to be the future of e-learning?

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How to Make Education Online More Effective

A new article by Jonathan Wainright, of FCG Consultancy, was published yesterday highlighting certain methods to ensure that modern e-learning is operated and works as effectively as possible. For many years writers have been striving to understand how online courses can achieve what they set out to do - to equal that of traditional courses in a virtual context. By comparing the writings of Leonard Presby (from William Paterson University) in 2001, and Wainright's article, how can education online be made more effective today?

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