Monday, September 03, 2007

CHEPS Higher Education Links The Netherlands is a country with a long and distinguished history in education, including distance education. The Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) is located at the University of Twente. Sometimes the best display is simply a categorized listing that can be scanned quickly and revised and updated easily. That's what can be found in the CHEPS' Listing of HE Agencies, Institutes, and Resources (organized both alphabetically and geographically). Also look at the CHEPS'  HE Monitor. _____JH _____ "In formulating policy, national governments are increasingly taking into account an international perspective. The continuing globalisation, the changes in the economy, and the growing mobility of employees, students and academic staff across the European Union, are only a few reasons for this orientation. Internationally oriented higher education policy cannot be formulated without knowledge of what is going on in higher education elsewhere. This information is valuable not only to determine how one's own country higher education is doing, but also to identify trends, higher education issues and policies dealing with these issues. To collect, structure and analyse this type of information, CHEPS has developed the CHEPS Higher Education Monitor." 9:20:42 AM    COMMENT []

Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Notre Dame joins over a hundred OCW Consortium institutions providing open access to course materials. The Notre Dame OCW emphasis is on Humanities and Social Sciences courses. See the FAQ to orient to the Notre Dame materials. ___JH _____ "Notre Dame OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. We hope you find Notre Dame OCW valuable, whether you're a student looking for some extra help, a faculty member trying to prepare a new course, or just interested in learning more about a topic that interests you. Notre Dame OCW does not grant credits or degrees, and does not provide access to faculty. What Notre Dame OCW does give you is open access to the materials used in a variety of courses." (Via Learning Online Info.) 8:52:42 AM    COMMENT []