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Sestri Levante (IT), February 2012 - The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has renewed its relationship with eXact learning solutions, vendor of online and mobile LCMS and digital repository solutions. eXact learning solutions is to deliver a new four-year work plan to increase technological innovation in its distance learning program. » MORE

Brussels (BE), January 2012 - Today computers, tablets, and smartphones have become an everyday part of the learning process. However, this technology often fails to live up to the expectations people have for it. The lack of quality of the courseware has been one of the key reasons of this failure. Now a worldwide consortium of experts is addressing this gap by developing an international quality label for eLearning resources - the "epprobate". » MORE

Paris (FR), December 2011 - UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have recently published a set of guidelines for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. This important document outlines the key issues in a concise format and provides advice on the integration of OER. » MORE

Berlin (GER), October 2011 - The German government's Gesellschaft für Internatioanle Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH recently organized an international Communication and Leadership Course in its GC21 E-Academy. During this project, candidates from Jordan, Kenya, and Zanzibar worked together in a virtual team. Most of the members were able to immediately integrate their experience into their daily work. » MORE