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Survey about Online Education in the USA ("leading barometer ") -nearly one third of students in higher education take at least one online course ( 6 Million) -wide variety in rate of growth of online programs in different universities and programs (for example: health science online programs are more developed than many other disciplines) -The 10% growth rate for online enrollments far exceeds 2% growth in the overall higher education student population -Academic leaders believe that the level of student satisfaction is equivalent for online and face-to-face courses -65% of universities think that online education is critical part of future plans there still exists a consistent minority of academic leaders that doubt the quality of online courses in contrast to face-to-face courses

Summary of the two surveys " 2010 Sloan Consortium Report" and "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" -use of online courses rises (more increase in future expected) -institutions make money on online education,others uncertain of profitability -students take "traditional" courses online -restructuring of universities´ online program are happening -> triggered by budget issues and change in leadership ... -objective assesment (comparison) of online/traditional courses not possible -half of faculties who teach online must complete a mandatory training program (for students?, 22 hours) -> awarness that online education is different from traditional education "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" : http://www.campuscomputing.net/item/2010-managing-online-education-survey-wvideo%20

"inden und auch die von diesem angebotenen Weiterbildungen übersichtlich dargestellt finden. AFW Wirtschaftsakademie Bad Harzburg AKAD Hochschulen und AKAD Kolleg Akademie für Montessori-Pädagogik e.V. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Anna-Schmidt-Schule APOLLON Hochschule Ausbildungszentrum DAV in Berlin und Hamburg Öko-Zentrum NRW Baltic College BBA - Akademie der Immobilienwirtschaft Berlin Berufsakademie Oldenburg Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin bSb - Bundesverband Sekretariat und Büromanagement e. V. CVJM Hochschule DAA - Wirtschafts Akademie Düsseldorf Business School Düsseldorfer Akademie für Marketing Kommunikation DDA Deutsche Dialogmarketing Akademie DeOnA Online Akademie für Recht und Wirtschaft Deutsche Hochschule für Prävention und Gesundheitsmanagement Deutsche POP DHBW DIPLOMA Hochschule Duales Studienzentrum Darmstadt DUW Berlin ebam - Business Akademie für Medien, Event und Kultur EBZ Business School EHV Ernst-Abbe-Fachhochschule Jena EUFH Euro-FH Europäische Immobilien Akademie Ev. Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit & Diakonie Hamburg Fachakademie Saar für Hochschulfortbildung Fachhochschule Bielefeld Fachhochschule Bingen Fachhochschule Brandenburg Fachhochschule Dortmund Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege in Bayern Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen Fachhochschule Hannover Fachhochschule Kiel Fachhochschule Lübeck Fachhochschule Mainz Fachhochschule Münster Fachhochschule Südwestfalen Fachhochschule Schmalkalden Fachhochschule Trier Fachhochschule Worms Fernakademie für Erwachsenenbildung Fernschule Weber FernUniversität Hagen FHDW - Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft FHWT Vechta-Diepholz-Oldenburg FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management FOXC

Report aboout the development of technology in american universities -the budget cuts for the IT units of universities are abating -exeption cummunity colleges, rising budget cuts -rising demand for IT services (LMS) -reductions harm the development if IT units/services -mobile (LMS) apps are seen as a part of future IT services (nearly all students own smartphones) -lecture captures are seen as a part of future IT services (access with smartphone) -social problems (cyber mobbing etc.) caused by student activities in social networks (facebook) are rising -eBooks are part of the future IT services ( at the moment no real alternative to normal books)

"theory and Practice of Online Learning, edited by Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi, is concerned with assisting providers of online education with useful tools to carry out the teaching and learning transactions online."

article on the future of University development under the condition of Bologna

university of texas in austin article: "Social Media Actually Strengthen Social Ties, Various Demographics Engage Differently, Study Says"

EUROPP' s central mission is to increase the public understanding of social science in the contexts of European governance and policy making, both at the European Union level and at the level of countries across Europe and within its neighbourhood.

The editor of a new multidisciplinary blog run by London School of Economics academics has argued that the medium is "fundamental" for modern-day academics and their research output.

princeton p-rade A Brief History of Princeton Reunions and the P-rade

Science educator Arvind Gupta uses simple toys to teach. Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably hands-on fashion. He works at the Children's Science Centre in Pune, India.