United Kingdom Distance Learning Funding announced-http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/6/prweb2581744.htm
The Obama Plan-Obama Administration pushing to fund Community College creation of online courses. Community colleges and high schools would receive federal funds to create free, online courses in a program that is in the final stages of being drafted by the Obama administration. A formal announcement could come in the next few weeks. In addition to the free online courses, the plan would provide $9 billion over 10 years to help community colleges develop and improve programs related to preparing students for good jobs, and a $10 billion loan fund (at low or no interest) for community college facilities.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/29/ccplan
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/15/obama
U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology. The findings revealed that on average, online students out performed those receiving face-to-face instruction. Also presents evidence that blended learning is most effective.
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf
Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, is being sued by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) over the use of Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to its students, because the new ereader's menu isn't accessible to the blind. mLibrary Journal-
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6668651.html
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