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OER for Precedent

CourseArc

OER for Precedent. Why an Open Educational Resources Model Means More Opportunities for All Learners. Like many inside and outside the education system in the United States and globally, the cry for equity has been bellowed for years. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Digital learning facilitates collaboration among learners and educators. Digital analysis plays a crucial role in improving educational institutions. This presents an opportunity for educators to leverage social media platforms for educational purposes. Educational Apps: Mobile apps have revolutionized learning.

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Open educational practices

Learning with e's

I spoke about Open Educational Practices, (including Open Educational Resources and Open Scholarship) a subject which I am learning more about all the time as the movement grows and gains traction. The publishing houses who once had a strangle hold on academic journals are beginning to lose their grip.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Don’t all these people deserve a better education? Moreover, I submit they are yet to wreak their full vengeance on the education industry. No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles. Again, this is already being considered by the American Council on Education. The pecking order will be reshuffled.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Don’t all these people deserve a better education? Moreover, I submit they are yet to wreak their full vengeance on the education industry. No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles. Again, this is already being considered by the American Council on Education. The pecking order will be reshuffled.

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What if they threw a party and none of us came?

Learning with e's

As Brian Lamb said recently at the Open Educational Resources Symposium, it seems perverse to hoard knowledge in any form, particularly in the light of the current economic crisis. They receive a free subscription to the journal, (and of course the kudos of working on a journal run by me - priceless!)

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Open all hours #EDEN15

Learning with e's

A professor of educational technology at the British Open University, he has been an advocate of openness in education for many years, but he expresses doubts over the outcome of the battle. This marks a moment of victory for the open education movement, but at the same time the real battle for the direction of openness begins.

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