e-learning (online learning), a peep into the future - Express Computer Online of India- July 16, 2008 With universities introducing online learning programs, e-learning is the latest boom in India, says Malabika Sarkar. Look back three years and there were hardly any online programs offered compared to the numerous e-learning initiatives that have been floated today. Even professional bodies like ICSI (Institute of Company Secretaries of India) have started offering online programs. Onlinehttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2008/07/e-learning-online-learning-peep-into.h... INDONESIA: Online learning reaches further - Andra Wisnu, Asia Media Daily- July 15, 2008 Online learning and information sharing will reach more students across the country after the Ministry of Education on Wednesday relaunched an Internet education program. The World Bank-funded Indonesia Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), an Internet backbone network connecting major universities all over the world, will allow researchers and professors in countries such as China,http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2008/07/indonesia-online-learning-reaches.html Athens State marks a record enrollment for summer semester - Athens News Courier- July 15, 2008 The current semester at Athens State University represents the largest increase in enrollment for the summer academic term in the University's history.... Enrollment in distance learning classes for the summer term has increased by 19 percent over the same period last year. Overall, students taking online offerings represented 62 percent of the total student body for the summer semester. Tohttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2008/07/athens-state-marks-record-enrollment.h... First batch of masters in Buddhist philosophy - Gyeltshen, Kuensel Online (Bhutan)- July 15, 2008 His Holiness the Je Khenpo awarded certificates to 21 Dzongkha lecturers from the colleges under the royal university of Bhutan (RUB), who completed their masters degree in Buddhist philosophy. The Tshugla Lopen of Zhung Dratshang said that, even though there were many learned Buddhist philosophers with qualification higher than PhD, there did not exist a system of recognizing theirhttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2008/07/first-batch-of-masters-in-buddhist.htm... More students go online for classes: High gas prices, convenience fuel Internet boom - JEANNIE KEVER, Houston Chronicle- July 15, 2008 The traditional image of college students strolling across a shady campus is shifting, as more students take classes online. College administrators say $4 gas is only part of it. "What initially draws them is convenience," said Marshall Schott, assistant vice president for instructional support and outreach at the University of Houston. "They don't have to deal with parking. They don't have tohttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2008/07/more-students-go-online-for-classes.ht... |