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Article: Letter: The search for e-quality
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 9, 2002
- Author:
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Your article about e-learning ("Why dons won't be logging on",
EDUCATION, 25 April) highlighted the desire for both U21global (the
online courses arm of Universitas 21) and the Association of
University Teachers to assure the standards of programmes in member
institutions. Paul Cottrell of the AUT believes that universities
should provide the courses themselves, thereby maintaining control of
their reputations. This, however, requires a professional publishing
capability as well as academic expertise. Therein lies the dilemma.
Most institutions don't possess the professional production skills
required.
However, in Scotland, Heriot-Watt has done this. It operates a
highly successful ...