“Working in partnership, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.”
Collaborate to compete – Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education, Report to HEFCE by the Online Learning Task Force, January 2011: “The Online Learning Task Force was established in mid-2009 by HEFCE to address how UK higher education might maintain and extend its position as a world leader in online learning. This report is the outcome of that work….The Task Force has concluded that online learning however blended with on- or off-campus interactions, whether delivered in the UK or overseas provides real opportunity for UK institutions to develop responsive, engaging and interactive provision which, if offered at scale, can deliver quality and cost-effectiveness and meet student demands for flexible learning.”
