Interview by Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, UK

Professor Terry Anderson, who is based at Athabasca University in Canada, is one of the famous figures of contemporary education, and his list of achievements is lengthy. He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and is Editor Emeritus of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) retiring after 10 years as editor.

His work around the study... Read full post

by Alastair Creelman (@alacre)

Prof. Haywood is one of the keynote speakers of the EDEN 2014 Annual Conference in Zagreb (#eden14).  Alastair Creelman (Linnaeus University, Sweden) sat down for an in-depth interview prior to the Conference to discuss open learning, certifications and employability and the problematics of universities meeting the demands of industry for digitally literate critical thinkers who have real skills. The interview touches on hot topics such as how... Read full post

Call for papers | Special Section on 'MOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad? '

Guest Editors: Sir John Daniel | Esteban Vázquez Cano | Mercè Gisbert

No recent developments in higher education have captured the imagination of the media and the attention of university leaders as MOOCs have done. Millions worldwide are enjoying free access to teaching on a wide range of topics and many institutions are joining in despite the absence of a viable business model. This... Read full post

My name is Eva Suba, you probably met me in the last couple of years at EDEN events or worked with me on EU projects. I will be your host at this Group and I will assist you in using this Group.

The 2014 Annual Conference is only some months away and while the submissions are still open, we, at the Secretariat, put our heads together to come up with something exciting and new this year. We were thinking about a new service to all conference participants.

It has been some... Read full post

ICDE rewards outstanding achievement in open and distance education through the Prize of Excellence award for both individuals and institutions. The Prize of Excellence is normally presented on a biennial basis at the ICDE World Conference.

The Individual Prize of Excellence

This prize is awarded for significant contribution to the field over the past five years. The prize focuses on rewarding innovation and progress in the field, as well as significant... Read full post

The EDEN Synergy workshop in Budapest (October 19th-21st) was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of eLene, a vibrant group of people and institutions who form a network and community of practice around e-learning related projects.

As one of the initiators of eLene, I had the honour and pleasure of telling the eLene story in the opening plenary earlier today.

Here is the text version of my speech:

"I'd like you to take your minds back to... Read full post

You may all well be aware of the elearningeuropa.info portal of the European Commission. Well, the portal is no more, it is renewed, reviewed and relaunched with modified objectives and services supporting the launch of the 'Opening up Education' programme, an action plan to tackle digital problems of schools and universities. The new website, Open Education Europa, is meant to allow students, practitioners and educational institutions to share free-to-use open educational resources,... Read full post

EDEN is proud to join the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) and Universidade Aberta (UAb) in organizing the 20th Standing Conference of Presidents (SCOP2013) meeting.

SCOP 2013 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on 27-30 November 2013 at Universidade Aberta, as part of the institution's 25th anniversary celebrations. The overarching theme is Leadership for Change in a Time of Openness.

This unique event will tackle the issue of leadership in a time of openness.... Read full post