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OECD (2010) OECD Program for International Assessment Paris: OECD The media, worldwide, have been having a field day interpreting the latest OECD PISA results, which primarily measure the reading, math...
View ArticleChina’s telecommunications activities in Africa
Marshall, A. (2011) China’s Mighty Telecom Footprint in Africa e-Learning Africa News Portal, February 15 For those interested in infrastructure for e-learning, this extensive article provides a great...
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Title: The Chinese Top Level Courses: Improving the quality of online courses in a new educational climate The next presentation in the series of free online CIDER sessions features a presentation and...
View ArticleKey points from OECD’s 2011 ‘Education at a Glance’
OECD (2011) Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators Paris: OECD For those of you interested in educational statistics (and for masochists in general), here’s your early Christmas treat. Any attempt at...
View ArticleWho has the richest professors? Canada!?
Jaschik, S. (2012) Faculty Pay, Around the World, Inside Higher Education, March 22 Philip Altbach, Liz Reisberg, Maria Yudkevich, Gregory Androushchak, Iván Pacheco (in press) Paying the...
View ArticleMassive growth of online learning in Asia
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View ArticleCorruption in higher education: a wake-up call
Daniel, J. (2016) Combatting Corruption and Enhancing Integrity: A Contemporary Challenge for the Quality and Integrity of Higher Education: Advisory Statement for Effective International Practice:...
View ArticleBook Review: Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development
Jagannathan, S. (ed.) (2021) Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics and Educational Technologies Close the Skills Gap Routledge: New York/London,...
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