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Embracing Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education

Hurix Digital

Table of Contents: What Are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? What Is the Importance of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Higher Education? In the education sector, especially when it comes to e-Learning in higher education, OERs have a pivotal role to play. What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)?

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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

The OER movement was the trigger for the MOOCs then. It’s as flat as possible and even if hierarchies exist, they do not interfere with knowledge sharing, empowered decision making or trust. Trust, respect, and sharing are the mantras. None of this is new information or insight.

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Role of L&D in the 21C Workplace

ID Reflections

Short term goals can focus on low-hanging fruits so that some quick results can be shown thus fostering trust. This also means having a very clear change management plan in place that includes various phases of the shift from short term goals to long term vision. Bersin’s model below captures the shift.

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Three Misconceptions and Myths about Learning

OpenSesame

Here’s how to build, purchase and create inexpensive elearning resources: Open educational resources (OERs) like the Khan Academy and the MIT OpenCourseWare project put high quality resources at your fingertips. Building Trust in Your Social Learning Environment. Truth: None of the above are necessarily true! Twitter for Beginners.

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eBook Distribution for Educational Publishers: Connecting with Schools and Institutions

Kitaboo

Leverage Open Educational Resources Did you know that around 65% of faculty in the world supports and favors using OERs? Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are accessible and available to use for every person and institution without any cost.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. Three reasons why I hesitate - Ignatia Webs , September 22, 2010 Unesco is inviting us to jointly discuss OER, so if you are interested, let yourself be heard! concerning OER. Trust (30). Learning is, I think, a highly creative activity. Centra (4).

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

December 2010 November 30-December 3, 2010 International Workshop on Cloud Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust (CPSRT), Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. link] September 25-28, 2011 The Cambridge International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning , presented with the Open University and the Commonwealth of Learning, St.