Since October 30, 2020, in the context of this second period of confinement, French students have been forced to follow distance education. This situation gives rise to contrasting reactions, combining praise for the adaptability of universities and criticism of maintaining this method of teaching. The media echo the suffering of the students. Following the executive’s announcement of a resumption […] … learn more→

Forecasters regularly predict that innovations in information technology will continue to expand distance learning courses, offering students greater choice about how and where they learn. However, current downward trends in UK and Australian distance learning degree enrolments suggest that we are in a distance delivery dilemma. But do the falls in student numbers indicate that […] … learn more→

Distance learning or Massive open online course (MOOC) was once the gift of technology to humankind. eLearning has been a progressive idea which claimed to be the substitute for schools and learning institutes. And for a while, it did become the alternative for traditional learning for people who could not or didn’t want to attend […] … learn more→

I did my PhD by distance education. This wasn’t terribly common at the time I did it – but it wasn’t all that unusual in universities that specialised in catering for remote, working or part-time students. However, the doctorate at a distance is relatively common now.  As more and more people enrol in doctoral degrees, more also want to […] … learn more→