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Milheim, William D. – Educational Technology, 2013
Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) are the subject of numerous recent articles in "The Chronicle of Higher Education," "The New York Times," and other publications related to their increasing use by a variety of universities to reach large numbers of online students. This article describes the current state of these online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Descriptions
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Shippee, Micah; Keengwe, Jared – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
In the age of our mobile learning, an impending onus is placed on educational institutions to embrace this technological innovation that is widely accepted, used, and available globally. The clear societal value of mobile technology as a productivity tool for engagement, creation, and collaboration has generated a new need for education to revisit…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Handheld Devices
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Kang, Haijun – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has evolved as a key topic and research area at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference. The past five years' CIES conference papers with an ICT component are reviewed for common development trends, opportunities,…
Descriptors: International Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology
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Mosicheva, I. A.; Shestak, V. P.; Sokolova, M. V.; Zastrozhnova, E. M. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
Improving the Russian economy depends in part on having well-educated and energetic personnel, and this is being hindered by universities in which there is an aging professoriate and students enrolled in specialties that are not in demand by employers. Higher education is expected not only to conduct programs of specialist training in order to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Staker, Heather – Innosight Institute, 2011
Some innovations change everything. The rise of personal computers in the 1970s decimated the mini-computer industry. TurboTax forever changed tax accounting, and MP3s made libraries of compact discs obsolete. These innovations bear the traits of what Harvard Business School Professor Clayton M. Christensen terms a "disruptive innovation."…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Development, Educational Technology, Influence of Technology
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Ngugi, Catherine N. – Distance Education, 2011
Higher education in Africa has had diverse histories and trajectories, and has played different roles over time. This article is concerned with the evolution and future of higher education on the continent, and the role that open educational resources (OER) might play therein. It is generally accepted that "the university in Africa and higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Resources
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Gaytan, Jorge – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
The purpose of this paper was to present a historical background of online education, review its current status, and provide visions shaping its future in an attempt to understand its potential and limitations that will lead to the advancement of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Online instructors must understand the way online education…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Strategic Planning, Distance Education, Educational History
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1996
This report is the second in a series of Legislative Office of Education Oversight (LOEO) reports focusing on the SchoolNet initiatives. It examines the readiness of Ohio's schools to use the computers and network wiring provided by SchoolNet and SchoolNet Plus. The document is divided into five sections: (1) Introduction; (2) School Readiness for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Technology