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OER for Precedent

CourseArc

OER for Precedent. Why an Open Educational Resources Model Means More Opportunities for All Learners. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example. Based on the idea of open access, OER is the free, immediate, online use of available research articles with re-use rights. Our system is broken.

OER 130
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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

The digital age has ushered in a wealth of resources and tools that can empower learners of all ages and levels. Whether you're a learner, a professional, or a lifelong learner, the digital world offers a plethora of opportunities to quench your thirst for knowledge.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. Seeded with content, the cMOOC empowers – read “expects” – the learner to discuss, debate, discover, share and co-create new knowledge with his or her fellow learners.

OER 279
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. Seeded with content, the cMOOC empowers – read “expects” – the learner to discuss, debate, discover, share and co-create new knowledge with his or her fellow learners.

OER 224
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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Wikis in eLearning 2.0 - Learning with e’s , September 12, 2010 The latest issue of the journal Interactive Learning Environments is a special issue entitled: Towards eLearning 2.0 Another type of problem that designers can create for learners is too many distractions from too many tools. concerning OER. emphasis added ).

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] or [link] December 1, 2010 UNESCO-Commonwealth of Learning Policy Form on Open Educational Resources (OER): Taking OER beyond the OER Community – Policy and Capacity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. Stellenbosch, South Africa. link] March 21-23, 2011 BbWorld Transact 2011, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

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Best Practices in Online Curriculum Development for Higher Education

Hurix Digital

These can include textbooks, hand-outs, syllabii, notes, lectures, assignments, quizzes, exams, projects, journal articles, and online resources. You can also use it to provide learners an overview of each unit, and the activity, technology, assignment, material, and/or assessment associated with it. Assessment E xercises.