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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

This presents an opportunity for educators to leverage social media platforms for educational purposes. Organizations and individuals host webinars on topics such as business, technology, and personal development.

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How Can K-12 Publishers Adapt in the Digital Era

Kitaboo

Just like every other publisher in the business, educational publishers also must take the plunge and dive straight into the midst of digital publishing. Pearson’s digital-first strategy is a significant step towards a more sustainable business model. Publish Superior Content Than OERs. Pearson Adopts a Digital-first Strategy.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

As the latest edition of Educause Review indicates, universities are fee-for-service businesses. There’s no point rehashing the same lectures when the world’s best authorities have already recorded them and offered them to the world as OERs. Universities will finally accept they are service providers.

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Strategic Partnerships in Publishing: A Game Changer for Authors

Kitaboo

The rise of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and freely accessible online learning materials provides cost-effective alternatives to traditional textbooks and thus serves a broader student demographic, including those seeking continuous learning beyond formal degrees.

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Open Source LMSs Facts and Insight

eLearning 24-7

Exploring those specific arguments will be presented shortly, but in order to gain an understanding of “open source”, there are a few key items that many folks are unaware of, or ignore. . iSpring Learn – Not open source, and started out as an authoring tool (still core business), which has an LMS. Active Community.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

As the latest edition of Educause Review indicates, universities are fee-for-service businesses. There’s no point rehashing the same lectures when the world’s best authorities have already recorded them and offered them to the world as OERs. Universities will finally accept they are service providers.

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Open all hours #EDEN15

Learning with e's

Martin Weller's keynote presentation at EDEN 2015 Conference was entitled 'The battle for open.' Throughout his keynote presentation in Barcelona, Weller built on this, regularly reminded delegates that openness has been victorious, and we have reached a certain point in the history of education where openness is now mainstream.

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