HAARETZ: Israel Greenlights First Phd Program at Distance-learning University

HAARETZ: Israel Greenlights First Phd Program at Distance-learning University

The Open University, an Israeli distance-learning institution, has been cleared to award PhDs in education starting next year. Israel’s Council for Higher Education endorsed on Tuesday an expert panel’s recommendation to let the university open its first doctorate track: a program focused on technology and learning systems. Upon the appointment of the expert panel, the…

Astrophysics Research Center of the Open University (ARCO)

Astrophysics Research Center of the Open University (ARCO)

On Monday, December 20, 2021, the Open University will launch the Astrophysics Research Center (ARCO) operating under the auspices of the Department of Natural and Life Sciences.  The main objective of the Research Center is to serve as a scientific, institutional and practical umbrella for the study of theoretical, observational and empirical issues and topics…

A Computer and a Camera is Not Enough –Online Instruction is an Entire Pedagogical Doctrine

A Computer and a Camera is Not Enough –
Online Instruction is an Entire Pedagogical Doctrine

Lior Datal and The Marker, Haaretz The only university in Israel that was nearly fully prepared for the transition to distance education is the Open University, which provides, on a routine schedule, undergraduate degrees by means of a system of online courses; pre-recorded lectures in addition to live classes, filmed in studios by means of…

Campus Out, Zoom In: The Coronavirus is Causing an Upheaval in the Academia That’s Here to Stay

Campus Out, Zoom In: The Coronavirus is Causing an Upheaval in the Academia That’s Here to Stay

Institutions of higher learning have transitioned at record speed to online learning, and there is understanding that this grand, global experiment taking place right now in online instruction will change the face of academia. Those that are most hurt by the changes are the fields which require labs and students who find it difficult to…

Opinion: Academia Must Acclimate to Distance Learning

Opinion: Academia Must Acclimate to Distance Learning

It is possible that if establishments of education were to work on altering learningstyles to be more interactive, there would not be a need for a complete halt to theacademic year. Original Hebrew Article: https://iglob.es/?1001323466 On an average day, with no coronavirus, it is easy to understand why students and professors prefer a “frontal” education…

How to Study From a Distance: Students Share Their Tips

How to Study From a Distance: Students Share Their Tips

The new restrictions have left the institutions for higher educationclosed with studies transferring online. How will you succeed in yourstudies from the home? Here are a few tips from students. As a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, most institutions for higher education have decided to enact their studies at a distance, online. So what should…