by Eva Suba

The EDEN Executive Committee assigned Dr. Ulrich Bernath, Chair of the "Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning", Senior Fellow of EDEN, as Chief Editor of EURODL.

Dr. Bernath has been working for the journal as Acting Chief Editor since June 2013. His sytematic and professional leadership ensured a smooth operation and continued high quality of the publication. The experience he gained in the field of Open, Distance and... 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

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

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

- an interview by Helen Keegan

When two like-minded people meet, an inspiring conversation is the result. This is exactly what happened when Helen Keegan agreed to interview EDEN 2013 keynote speaker Anna Kirah. Helen took the initiative and started a virtual conversation with Anna, sending her only one question at a time. This way Anna had the time and space to explore her ideas and create the story-teller texture feel of the interview. Thanks to the wonderfully open... Read full post

an interview with Dr. Bernard Luskin, President-elect of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Media Psychology and Technology

by Eva Suba

   Learning psychologist Bernard Luskin has a series of prizes and an entire carreer in academic institutions. Dr Luskin is considered as one of the pioneers of open, distance and e-learning in the academic world of USA. He revelead earlier, that he will explore psychology of learning & social media in his EDEN... Read full post