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We Should Pause and Ask the Question

Iterating Toward Openness

It started out as a question about OER, but has moved on to a conversation about the purposes of open more generally. Empirically speaking, it’s approximately one million times easier to take Python for Everybody on Coursera than it is to install, configure, troubleshoot, and run all these tools yourself. Really think about it.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. University of California, Irvine via Coursera. University of London International Programmes via Coursera. University of Michigan via Coursera.

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The design and future of open education: Curtis Bonk on Future Trends Forum

Bryan Alexander

However, most people remain unaware of OER. He recommended an Indiana framework project he helped build, along with Stanford’s NovoEd platform , which might be better than Coursera in terms of creating an ecology of learning. Bonk mentioned some early wiki work ( Wikibooks ) where noncredentialed users were prevalent.

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George Siemens and David Wiley Join Forces for a MOOC About Open Education

Edsurge

Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. The six-week long MOOC will touch on topics including open educational resources (OER), open pedagogy and practice, open knowledge and open research. What won’t it cover?

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Cecilia Martins - Unit Chief, Educational Portal of the Americas, Organization of American States - "OAS work in supporting STEMx education in Latin America and the Caribbean" Tim Bell - Professor, University of Canterbury - "Introducing Computer Science in NZ High Schools" Elaine Manton - Loreto Grammar School - "The Real Importance of STEM in the (..)

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Saddle Up for Silicon Slopes! Our Guide to the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

Edsurge

godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here. 4:00PM: DistruptED: Who Are the Real Disruptors in Higher Ed and The Future of Work with Louise Rogers (TES Global), Chip Paucek (2U), Dennis Yang (Udemy), Rick Levin (Coursera), Vish Makhijani (Udacity) Wednesday.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” Raise $146.1 million in venture funding; ask people to work for you for free. SRI has released a report on “ maker educators.”