Online Education
Children could enrol in online-only schools - govt
The government has surprised education unions by revealing it wants to let children enrol in online schools instead of going to regular schools.
Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest
A new local web course that teaches people how to write for children has taken off all over the world. "Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest" has only been live for 3 weeks but… Audio
Urbanist - Tommy Honey
Tommy looks at the threat to traditional bricks and mortar university with the rise and rise of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. The idea started in Silicon Valley with two start ups offering free… Audio
Online learning
First it was music and films, then journalism and shopping. Now tertiary education is set to be disrupted by the internet as many universities start putting their content online for free. Dennis… Audio
Ideas for 16 September 2012
MIT - which was ranked the world's top university by QS University Rankings earlier this week - has led the way in making its course work freely available on the internet. Audio
New Technology with Steve McCabe
Technology developments in education, and how to get schooled online. Audio
Virtual World with Jules Older
Topics, edX - a transformational new partnership in online education provided by MIT and Harvard universities and the 'Menubar Countdown'. Audio