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Eisai Helps Address Gaps
Woodcliff Lake, NJ (USA), May 2014 - Eisai Inc. has announced the launch of a website that will provide physicians with access to comprehensive clinical information that addresses obesity screening and risk assessment, provider-patient partnerships, and weight-loss management. The website, called the Obesity Education Network (OEN), was developed under the guidance of a group of weight-management experts and will be updated on quarterly basis. » MORE
Learn to Play Rock Guitar Online
Beavercreek, OH (USA), May 2014 - Even if you've never touched a guitar, JamPlay will have you rocking out in no time. JamPlay is the fastest-growing guitar and bass lesson platform on the web, with over 4,000 hours of instructional videos recorded by more than seventy teachers. » MORE
Compostela Group of Universities & Euronews Team Up
Santiago (E), April 2014 - The international media group Euronews and the international association of higher-education institutions Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) have signed an agreement foreseeing a set of strategic joint actions aimed at providing better training opportunities for students and fostering online education. » MORE
The 2014 International eLearning Awards
New 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
The Future of Universities, Discussed by Mike Feerick
Galway (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
The Challenges of a Contemporary Educator
Athabasca (CA), April 2014 - (by Steve Wheeler (Plymouth University, UK) Professor Terry Anderson, who is based at Athabasca University in Canada, is one of the famous figures of contemporary education, and his list of achievements is lengthy. He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and is Editor Emeritus of the influential open-access online journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL), retiring after ten years as editor. Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year's European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN) Conference in Zagreb in June. » MORE
Free Mini-MOOC on Academic Skills
Bloomington, IL (USA), April 2014 - Align Degree Services (ALIGN) has announced the launching of a MOOC Sampler at Mini-MOOC.com that offers participants free access to university-level courses. The three-week online experience will introduce them to segments of three six-week courses that are typically part of first-year study at US universities. ALIGN courses are designed for online learners and are recognized as credit bearing by the American Council on Education (ACE). » MORE
Blended-Learning Course Based on T3eLearning LCMS
Delft (NL) / Hamburg (GER), April 2014 - Essentials 4 Data Support is an introductory course for people who want to support the research community by storing, managing, archiving, and sharing their research data. It has been designed as a blended-learning course: face-to-face meetings complement the online component of the course. » MORE
UOC Extends Its eLearning Model to the Middle East
Barcelona (E), April 2014 - The UOC, together with other European universities, will be leading a three-year project that has the support of the Jordanian government and institutions to develop quality standards in eLearning initiatives that will be applied in blended onsite and distance- learning courses. » MORE
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
