Some tough but necessary criticism of Pakistan's online course design and delivery, including a critique of the writing and page design. It also looks at language issues (the courses are delivered in English, but English is poorly understood by many students) and instructional issues. The author concludes that "Where it slips up is in choosing the right kind of individuals that it should be directing its lecture courses to. VU's courses would best be developed for the mature audience of university and college lecturers." This is an interesting observation, but perhaps to the point. You need language skills and access in order to benefit from online learning. But, if this is true, then how can online learning benefit the many millions of people without language skills and access, the people who are most of all in need of an education? Tough issues.
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