e-learning news

Discussion on free and open source software (FOSS) for e-learning continues on the on-line forum that UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) launched in June 2004. Topics presently on the agenda include the development of an e-learning course on FOSS and the creation of a training programme for students in developing countries.
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Cognistar(R) Holdings LLC today announced the launch of a new joint program with Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, called Cognistar LawPartner, for the development and distribution of continuing legal education programs via the Internet.
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ITC Learning announced today the availability of a second e-learning portal, www.iknowindustrialskills.com, for its widely acclaimed iKNOW on-line industrial skills courseware. For the first time, individuals and smaller organizations now have affordable access to state of the art maintenance training. Access to the course in the portal will be pay-per-view with no advance purchase requirements.
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CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp. (“CIBT”), a subsidiary of Capital Alliance Group Inc. , has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with ChinaCast Communications Holdings Limited (“ChinaCast”) to deliver educational programs provided by CIBT and its US academic partners using ChinaCast’s nationwide satellite broadband-based e-learning network throughout China.
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