Storms clouds on the digital education horizon

ALTHOUGH DIGITAL EDUCATION is growing across all sectors of higher education, many unresolved challenges remain unresolved. This paper focuses on five of them:1.faculty workload in online teaching,2.the continued dominance of traditional pedagogy in digital higher education,3.the weak state of assessment of outcomes in e-learning initiatives,4.flaws in the accreditation process of distance and flexible learning programs and institutions, and5.the disappointing state of educational research in the area. The paper concludes with recommendations for a strong development research model to address these and associated challenges.

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