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- The Open University Selects Elluminate Live!(R) for Online Synchronous Collaboration
- Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that The Open University OU, the largest university in the United Kingdom and a pioneer of large-scale distance learning, has selected Elluminate Live!® as their enterprise synchronous collaboration solution. In addition,...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- CrossKnowledge arrives in the UK
- CrossKnowledge, a European leader in web-based management training has introduced the first in a series of distance learning management programmes developed with the Open University. The launch of the course on effective project management follows CrossKnowledge's recent expansion to the UK and the opening of its London headquarters, aimed at...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Constant variables
- Work from home? So why not train from home? But is there such a thing as flexible learning? Flexible working. Everybody's talking about it; advances in handheld and broadband technology mean that now you can be in touch with the office and working wherever you are. But how...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- New president pledges professional development and lifelong learning.(Institute News)(Fellow Chartered Management Accountant )
- CIMA elected Professor Roland Kaye as president at this year's AGM, which was held at London's Cafe Royal on 12 June. Professor G Roland Kaye BSc Hons MSc FCMA is currently dean of the Open University Business School, the largest and leading distance ...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change
- The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change Edited by Angela L. Coe (Open University, UK) Cambridge University Press 40 West 20th Street New York. NY 10011-4211 Publication date: 2003; 287 p. ISBN 0-521-83111-3 (Hardback--$110.00 US); 0-521-53824-4 (Paperback--$50.00 US). This colourfully illustrated book, edited by Angela L. Coe Open University,...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- ADB GRANTS FUNDS TO MODERNISE SRI LANKA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM.
- MANILA, June 16 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank is helping to modernize Sri Lanka's postsecondary education system through a US$45 million equivalent loan approved for a project to increase access to distance and online learning programs. An ADB release says the Distance Education Modernization Project aims...
- Research articles 2003-06-16
- Expanding Sri Lanka's postsecondary education with distance learning.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 June 2003-ADB: Expanding Sri Lanka's postsecondary education with distance learningC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13062003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The Asian Development Bank ADB is helping to modernize Sri Lanka's postsecondary education system through a US$45 million equivalent loan approved...
- Research articles 2003-06-13
- Being open to new ideas: with [pounds sterling]12m invested in interactive technology, the Open University is shaking off its outdated image and protecting its lead in the distance-learning sector. (Strategic Play: Open University).
- If your cliched view of the Open University involves bearded men in bad sweaters then perhaps it could be time to think again. The Milton Keynes-based institution may not be leading the way when it comes to fashion, but when it comes to using the Web to teach, the OU...
- Research articles 2003-02-13
- Athabasca University: World Alliance On Distance Education (WADE) Collaborates On First Global Business School Program.
- BANGKOK, THAILAND, Jun 13, 2002 Leading distance universities to offer Internet-based, post-MBA program Athabasca University's Centre for Innovative Management has announced a world partnership for the development and delivery of a post-MBA International Business Program. The program will be jointly ...
- Research articles 2002-06-13
- Peter Murray
- Congratulations to Board Member, Peter Murray for his PhD in nursing informatics and educational technology from the Open University, based in Milton Keynes,UK. The title of his thesis is: "Subject:talk.to/reflect--reflection and practice in nurses' use of computer-mediated communications." The Open University is the largest distance education university in the UK...
- Research articles 2001-09-22
- At the U.S. Open University the Quest For Knowledge Is As Easy As Logging On To The Internet; Non-Credit Courses Make Learning a Personal Lifelong Investment
- Business Editors & Education Writers DENVER--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 21, 2001 United States Open University USOU is not just for the degree-seeking student. Many students enrolled in the distance-learning institution just want to continue to learn and are enrolling in non-credit courses for their own personal growth. Most popular...
- Research articles 2001-08-21
- United States Open University Announces National Accreditation
- Business Editors/Education Writers DENVER--BUSINESS WIRE--June 6, 2001 United States Open University: Leading Online University Receives Accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council United States Open University announced today it has received accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance...
- Research articles 2001-06-06
- Open U broadens its American expansion
- US Open University (Denver, CO, www.open.edu) is far from enjoying the prestige of its sister institution in the UK, but it is gaining ground as an important player on the American e-learning field. Open University, the original, 30-year old UK institution, has a well-defined pedagogy and business approach, both of...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- Distance education the UK way
- Great Britain's decadesold Open University gets particularly high marks for its engineering courses. For Britain's Open University, it was a seminal moment in its 30year fight to win public recognition for the quality of its courses and students. Last April, in a closely fought contest, O.U. defeated Oxford University's Oriel...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Indira Ghandi National Open University offers multiple paths to learning
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU; New Delhi) is a leader in open and distance education in India and one of the largest of a growing number of mega universities of the world. IGNOU has over 500,000 students, served by 403 study centers, 21 partner institutions and 21 regional centers...
- Research articles 1999-10-01
- Two more distance education universities to open
- BY FALL 2000, TWO MORE INSTITUtions plan to enter the expanding field of schools whose students may never set foot on a campus. Harcourt General, owner of Harcourt Brace and Neiman Marcus, will join such schools as Jones International and Western Governors Universities in offering degrees completely online. The United...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States.(Technology Information)
- Distance education can be traced to the invention of mail-based correspondence courses by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1840. The founding of United Kingdom's Open University OU in 1969 marked a significant development of the second phase of distance learning, with its mixed-media approach to teaching. At roughly the same time...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- Distance Learning Forges New Path.(Western Governors University and the Open University of the United States will cooperate to create Governors Open University System)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
- An unprecedented advancement for distance learning is in the works with a new agreement between Western Governors University WGU and The Open University of the United States (OU-US) to create Governors Open University System. Combining the strengths of both universities, Governors Open University System will not...
- Research articles 1999-01-01
- Distance education in the high-tech era
- * How does distance education fit into current educational practice?Menahem Yaari: Several kinds of institutions in the world practise it, notably a large number of traditional universities that are gradually opening departments of this kind. They are, you might say, "mixed" institutions. There are also institutions like the National Technological...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Faraway thoughts: distance learning. (correspondence courses and other remote educational opportunities)
- Many colleges in the US, UK and other countries are expanding the number of remote learning courses offered. New technologies such as satellites and compact discs make the courses more accessible and interesting. The increase is driven by a desire to cut costs, while increasing the number of students.AS THE...
- Research articles 1995-01-07
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