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Academic Division

The 2014 International eLearning Awards

ielaNew York, NY (USA), April 2014 - Submissions for the 2014 International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division, presented by the International E-Learning Association (IELA), are now being accepted! The Entry Submission Page is posted on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 15 July 2014. Submissions for the Business categories are closed for 2014, but will be accepted for the next event beginning in March 2015. IELA is currently accepting only entries in the Academic Division. » MORE

Watch the Video

The Future of Universities, Discussed by Mike Feerick

Mike FeerickGalway (IR), April 2014 - Amongst the challenges facing universities that are discussed by Mike Feerick, Founder and CEO of Alison, commoditization of content is a key issue. As more material is distributed freely online, students are less likely to pay high fees in favour of free, self-paced education on topics that really interest them. Free online learning will force universities to develop new business models and new teaching methods to keep up with these technological innovations. » MORE

Virtual College

VOOC® Achieves 220,000-Learner Milestone

Ilkley (UK), April 2014 - In direct response to a National Patient Safety Agency patient-safety alert in 2010, highlighting a lack of sufficient training in the use of insulin, NHS Diabetes chose Virtual College to help improve the training of healthcare professionals. This resulted in the creation of a number of free online courses, The Insulin Safety Suite, that have helped to up-skill professionals such as doctors, nurses, and carers in the safe use of insulin. » MORE

Distance Learning

USDLA Members Benefit from the Citrix Suite

Boston, MA (USA), March 2014 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), a global provider supporting and developing all applications of distance learning including all technologies and remote-work best practices, has announced Citrix as a vendor sponsor of the USDLA. » MORE

University of Utah

Kaltura Releases Video App for Canvas

New York, NY (USA), March 2014 - Kaltura, the open-source video platform, has announced the release of its new Canvas Video App. Kaltura's extension combines the company's market-leading platform for educational video with Instructure's learning-management system. The result is a seamless user experience that leverages video to dramatically improve teaching and learning, as well as engagement and collaboration between faculty and students. » MORE

HBX

Harvard Business School Launches Online Offering

Dean Nitin NohriaBoston, MA (USA), March 2014 - Harvard Business School has announced the launch of HBX, a digital learning initiative aimed at broadening the School's reach and deepening its impact. In HBX the School has created an innovative platform to support the delivery of distinctive online business-focused offerings, including HBX CORe, a primer on the fundamentals of business. » MORE

Network

New MOOC on openHPI

Potsdam (GER), March 2014 - A comprehensive look at the complex world of Internet technology is given in the free online course offered on the international learning platform of Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). Starting 31 March, Institute director, Prof. Christoph Meinel will be instructing the course in English on the technical foundations of the "network of networks." » MORE

Exchanges

HEC Paris Joins Global Network for Advanced Management

David BachJouy en Josas (F), March 2014 - HEC Paris has joined the Global Network for Advanced Management, whose primary aim is to develop innovative projects in the field of global business studies. This MBA and academic-cooperation platform, established by the YALE School of Management with founding members INSEAD and NUS Business School, counts 25 leading institutions on five continents. » MORE

MOOC

HPI Offers First Free Open Online Courses in China

Potsdam (GER), February 2014 - Effective immediately, Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is offering its free online courses in Chinese. On 18 February HPI Director Prof. Christoph Meinel launched the first course of the new platform at an event in the Chinese industrial metropolis of Shanghai. » MORE

Detailed Analysis

The World's Top 50 LMS Systems

Los Angeles, CA (US)/ London (UK), February 2014 - A thorough analysis of 582 of the world's leading learning-management systems (LMSs) has identified the top performing 50. » MORE