On 18th October 2017, the e-learning event: Technology in Higher Education - data analytics, the learning experience and next steps for MOOCs will be held in Central London, UK. This is a CPD Certified higher education event, focused on learning technology. Here is an...
MOOCs
ALT 2013 – MOOCs and More.
Taking the temperature at ALT 2013 was an interesting day out, and an enjoyable one as well. ALT is both very friendly and very informative even in just 1 day. The event was very well organised and the ALT ethos of sharing best practise was very enjoyable. However the...
Opportunities in India for European and US edtech businesses
There is likely to be an explosion of demand for learning and e-learning in India, (and the other BRIC and CIVET economies), but India is unusual for having such an evolved e-learning industry. Indeed we would argue the Indian e-learning industry supports a...
UNESCO Policy guidelines for mobile learning…..what they may mean for the development industry.
The UNESCO paper, entitled Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning has been recently published, and provides some enthralling examples and ideas as to how Mobile Learning can be used globally for education. With a series of short vignette’s giving examples of innovative...
Is the UK prepared for the growth of MOOC’s? And what is the attitude of the employer?
MOOC’s are here to stay, and they are going to bring a massive change to how and where students learn now and in the future, or it is certainly looking that way considering what we hear from the US. HE Institutions in the US have been feeling the sweeping MOOC...
Making Sense of MOOC’s (and other Open Content) with the great Degree Jail Break
Giving value to learning has always been a challenge especially for those of us dedicated to lifelong and workplace learning, and the options available to us all to learn from MOOCs and Open Education Content resources are becoming massive – pun intended. Here at...
MOOCs and the Corporate e-learning market
How much attention should the corporate e-learning world be paying to the latest developments in the world of Education and e-learning – the rapidly arriving MOOC revolution! There is no doubt that education technologies have had a considerable impact on corporate...
BETT 2013: What we saw and what was missing….
As we have written to in our previous Blogs comparing BETT with its rival (?) exhibition Learning Technologies, BETT was an exhibition of size and significance, indicating that the market in education for e-learning and technology is hugely important for UK PLC, and...