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Open all OERs

Learning with e's

Dr Stella Anthony (Australian Universities Network for Quality Assurance) gave the opening presentation for the event, and spoke about the opportunities and challenges of OERs in higher education. The panel agreed that it did matter, but that many OERs are generally well presented anyway. I touched on the synergy between Web 2.0

OER 67
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

It’s all very well for Apple-owning, organic-buying professionals to cast aspersions, but consider the girl in Pakistan who’s too scared to set foot in a classroom. Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. The pedagogy of MOOCs will be enriched.

OER 279
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

It’s all very well for Apple-owning, organic-buying professionals to cast aspersions, but consider the girl in Pakistan who’s too scared to set foot in a classroom. Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. The pedagogy of MOOCs will be enriched.

OER 224