You don’t have to spend long reading about oline learning to realise that there are as many rules as there are pundits giving you the rules.

The critical thing to rememeber is that you must balance the cost against the potential return. Nothing new there – every one has to pay attention to the ROI – but don’t be misled: gamification or interactive video of Google glass (or whatever the latest buzz phrase is!) might be being touted as the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it doesn’t mean that it is worth the additional cost for you!