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MOOCs are mainly for the privileged, reveals ELIG conference
London (UK), October 2014 - (by Bob Little) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were among the key topics discussed at the recent ELIG Annual Conference - held, this year, in London. Andy Lane, Professor of Environmental Systems at The Open University, revealed that studies show that MOOC students tend to be drawn from the already privileged in society. » MORE
TTS Presents New Ideas at HCM Expo in Cologne
Heidelberg (GER), September 2014 - The desire to learn and acquire new knowledge, as well as refreshing the old, only comes about when there is an effective combination of various qualification opportunities and attractive content. Regardless of whether it is done formally in the (virtual or actual) classroom or via mobile or eLearning, or informally, when employees access knowledge at the workplace in the "moment of need", with learning, it's always "the mix that matters". » MORE
The Recipients of the 2014 OLC Awards
Newburyport, MA (USA), September 2014 - The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), formerly The Sloan Consortium, has announced the recipients of the 2014 OLC Awards and the 2014 Effective Practice Awards. All awards will be presented at a luncheon on 30 October at the twentieth annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference, 29-31 October 2014, in Orlando, Florida. » MORE
PebblePad Introduces New Flourish Mentoring
Telford (UK), September 2014 - Over seventy delegates from education and commerce gathered in Birmingham for PebblePad's day-long event "MiniBash '14 - The National Gathering", which offered participants the opportunity to learn about the exciting product developments ahead. Based in Telford's eInnovation Centre, PebblePad's personal-learning technology is already hugely successful in the UK and Australia following initial implementation at the University of Wolverhampton in 2004. » MORE
Speex Exchange to Address Challenges of Corporate Learning
Munich (GER), September 2014 - Speexx, a global provider of online language training, has announced its fourth Speexx Exchange, 03 December 2014, on the eve of Online Educa Berlin. The event is free, and early registration is advised. » MORE
MEDEA Awards Final Call
Brussels (BE), September 2014 - The final call for entries to the MEDEA Awards has been announced, so if you are interested in submitting, the organizers would like to remind you that the deadline to submit your entry is 30 September 2014 at 12.00 midnight CET. » MORE
All Doom and Gloom for New Generation of Learners?
Berlin (GER), September 2014 - Can learning prosper in the Internet age? Technology is dismantling the traditional power structures of learning, such as the division between teacher and pupil or between work and learning. But is this a truly democratic world of opportunity - or must we fear descent into anarchy? Will a greater choice of learning opportunities really bear the fruits they seem to promise? » MORE
Sites of GBSN & EFMD Africa Conference Changed
Brussels (BE), September 2014 - It is with great disappointment that EFMD, GBSN, and GIMPA have to announce that the 2014 Africa Conference has been moved from Ghana to Barcelona, Spain due to the ongoing and tragic crisis surrounding the Ebola virus. » MORE
Conference on Knowledge, Economy and Management
Antalya (TR), September 2014 - ICKEM2014, the twelfth International Conference on Knowledge, Economy and Management, will be held 27-30 November 2014 in Antalya, Turkey. ICKEM conferences bring together various researchers of the information revolution from academia and industry, including social scientists, scholars, and graduate students. The goal is to exchange and share experience and research results about all aspects of knowledge, economy, and management, as well as to discuss challenges encountered and solutions adopted. » MORE
Agenda for the Media & Learning Conference Launched
Brussels (BE), September 2014 - The conference agenda for the fifth Media & Learning conference, taking place in Brussels, 20-21 November, has been announced and registration for the event is now open. » MORE
