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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** Others surely see me as some sort of OER fanatic. K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. I beg to disagree. Image credits.

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Self as OER

ProfHacker

…the true benefit of the academy is the interaction, the access to the debate, to the negotiation of knowledge — not to the stale cataloging of content. When we look at common definitions of Open Educational Resources or OERs (e.g., When we look at common definitions of Open Educational Resources or OERs (e.g.,

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How to Crowdsource Quality Resources for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

This gap between the need and available educational services has prompted calls for innovative ways to improve access to quality educational resources. First, the authentic design opportunity to develop instructional materials for adult learners motivated many to participate in the MOOC. The Impact.

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Recent & Upcoming Conversations on Open & Networked Learning

ProfHacker

Watch recording below (or read the storify by Robert Schuwer, and some crowd-curated select quotes from blogs Twitter and the hangout itself): This conversation was sparked by controversy over David Wiley’s initial blogpost (he has since revised his view) on what open pedagogy is, as part of the #YearOfOpen invited posts.

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

Bryan Alexander

Access and convenience remain major motivations that bring learners to open content. Curt began by describing the use of MOOCs for faculty and staff development, with examples such as a University of London effort. In fact, open MOOCs can work for any population, esp. However, most people remain unaware of OER.

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Do it yourself education

Learning with 'e's

Turns out she's a journalist, working the scene, trying to make sense of the open access and bricollage movements that are gripping the imagination of teachers in schools, colleges and universities across the globe. Kamenetz eulogises over blogs which she describes as nodes in a vast, informal network of learning and opportunity.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with 'e's

I usually feature them on this blog under the banner of 10Q - ten questions. blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. I think many MOOCs (and MOOC providers) will struggle to find a sustainable financial model in their current guise. I think the hype is definitely over.

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