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Free Learning

Tony Karrer

In the Business of Learning , I compared publishing and learning. Web media can be created quickly and, if designed in an open manner, can change according to the needs of learners and facilitators. OCW, OER) as part of their internal learning. For instance, we developed the Work Literacy site in about a week and at no cost.

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Survey on Extreme or Informal Learning

Jay Cross

One strand of this research is on the use of open educational resources, OCW, and popular learning portals like MIT OpenCourseWare and the MIT OpenCourseWare Highlights for High School. I’m finishing up my next book, Informal Learning in Business. The 45-question survey is here. I suggest you take it. Who are you connected to?

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

However, for people who are in the business of learning solutions , there are going to be growing opportunities to differentiate with content and solutions accessible from more devices. One possibly good side product will be that total learner hours shouldn’t be a primary metric. That’s contrary to what the organization really needs.