Is distance education the way forward? Join the July conference in the Maldives

The sun sets over the Indian ocean islands

The technology-based network society does not need brick and mortar structures for work or education and it is time that higher education adapts to different ways of providing educational services to the changing society. This does not mean that face-to-face, structured and paced education is a thing of the past, but it does mean that there are more options available and many of them are becoming easier to implement successfully in the higher education sector due to the fact that the geographical an time distance are becoming less of a stumbling block as technology develops and is implemented in educational structures. Could it be that we are on the brink of a new dawn in distance education?

The 2017 International Conference on Education and Distance Learning will be held on the Maldives from 4 to 6 July with a one day tour of the islands on the last day. No information is available for accommodation or the conference venue yet, but the Maldives (stunning white sand beaches and crystal clear blue water) should be enough to draw our attention don’t you think?

Abstracts can be submitted until 15 February and the organisers promise a short five day peer review time. The conference is linked to the International Journal of Teaching and Learning but there are three different options for submissions of papers.  Registration fees depend on the option you choose. If you want to publish in the journal, the fee is 500 US Dollar, for presenters 350 US Dollar and listeners 300 US Dollar. This includes lunches, coffee breaks and dinner, as well as the conference bag and a souvenir. Registration must be done before 25 March 2017.

Topics include:

Blended Education
Language Education
Business Education
Professional Development
Contemporary Issues in Education
Science Education
Curriculum
Secondary Education
Distance Education
Special Education
Digital Education
Social Sciences
Teacher Education
E-Learning
Teaching Methods
Early Education
Engineering Education
Mobile learning
Accreditation
Multimedia in e-learning
Health Education
Web-based learning
Higher Education
Digital classrooms
International Education