CETIS White Paper 2013:WP01.

MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education

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This report sets out to help decision makers in higher education institutions gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and trends towards greater [...]

CETIS Briefing Paper 2011:B03.

Cloud Computing in Institutions

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Summary: The term “Cloud Computing” refers to any “computing capability that is delivered as a service over the Internet. While there is no authoritatively accredited definition of the concept, one of the most frequently used definitions is the one given by Gartner, who describe cloud computing as [...]

CETIS Report 2011:R01.

JISC Observatory Technology Forecast Literature Review

Link: JISC Observatory technology forecast literature review (doc).

This report is a summary of technology themes extracted from the major technology forecasting publications from business and other sectors that could conceivably be relevant to the UK higher education system. We do not attempt to make evaluative comments concerning these trends, and specifically we [...]

CETIS White Paper 2010:WP01.

The Future of Interoperability Standards in Education – System and Process

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In January 2010, JISC CETIS organised a working meeting to bring together participants across a range of standards organisations and communities to look at the future of interoperability standards in the education sector. This paper summarises the views expressed by [...]

CETIS White Paper 2008:WP01.

Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education

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Higher education institutions around the world have been using the Internet and other digital technologies to develop and distribute teaching and learning for decades. Recently, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained increased attention for their potential and promise to obviate demographic, [...]