Stephen Downes

E-Learning in Saudi Arabia will look like Windows, at least for the immediate future, as the government of that country has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide e-learning support. "The agreement included four main protocols which are Teacher Training, E-Learning Gateway, The Digital Curriculum and finally the Data Center." This indicates a trend, which has largely been below the radar, of major software companies working at ministerial level to define the shape of e-learning in Asia.