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Follow on Google News | UOC invitation to the 1st International seminar on Higher Educational Rankings and e-learningAre rankings likely to focus on eLearning in the future? If so, what parameters will be used and who will be defining those? What impact will they have on online education? If not, are present rankings of any use to online education institutions?
By: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya No matter what the criticism levied against the various rankings now being produced, it is undeniable that they provide, in one form or another, useful instruments for benchmarking. Rankings, nonetheless, have so far not kept abreast of the profound changes in higher education brought about by the opportunities offered by the ICTs, and have not – with counted exceptions – included online education in their studies. Today most universities have, to varying degrees, adopted the Internet as a delivery mode to complement their traditional teaching. A few universities actually teach exclusively online, and there are staggering growth perspectives in the online student population as internet-based education gains legitimacy and is being identified as a rigorous, viable and economically sustainable alternative to residential universities. The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UOC - invites members of the university community the world over, policy makers, analysts and publishers to join experts and exchange views as they debate these issues at the 1st International Seminar on Higher Education Rankings and e-learning to be held in Barcelona, Spain on the 22nd and 23rd of September, 2011. I look forward to seeing you in Barcelona! Imma Tubella i Casadevall President UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya http://www.uoc.edu/ End
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