The Conversation

Distance learning: the five qualities student teachers need to succeed

Senior Lecturer, Director Teaching, Learning and Program Development, Sol Plaatje University International bodies, politicians, policy makers and researchers have always been interested in the way ...
Times Higher Education

Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning?

Online learning in undergraduate and postgraduate education is ubiquitous the world over, but questions remain about whether it can effectively teach the transferable skills that are so important in a ...
EdSource

Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay?

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. As schools across California welcome back ...
Bizcommunity

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

These institutions are reimagining what it means to go to university in contexts where geography, cost and social responsibilities often keep young people out of the classroom. The value of distance ...
Military.com

Department of Education’s Proposal to Modernize its Definition of Online Distance Learning

The Department of Education revisited proposed changes to asynchronous clock, credit-hour, and subscription-based programs in distance education. In previous years, the Department of Education’s final ...
The Conversation

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Ashley Gunter receives funding from, The Arts and Humanities Research Council UK, British Academy UK, National Research Foundation, Newton Fund UK. Across Africa, distance education has become one of ...