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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. I use LaTeX and pandoc for the print book – it is perhaps less convenient that [sic] Word but it is free. Even when the Coursera option costs $49 – which provides more access to more people?

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

Bryan Alexander

Bonk’s co-authored book, Adding Some TEC-Variety , has good materials on this) This represents a major change in that field, including new creativity in teaching. However, most people remain unaware of OER. This approach lets universities partner with each other, while also doing things for alumni. professions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” “ Cyber Charters in at Least 5 States Face Closure.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 8, 2017 New Solutions—Not Just New Winners—In the Curriculum Marketplace | New America → Innovative uses of OER offer an entirely new way of answering the question of how we solve for inefficiencies in the curriculum marketplace, rather than just advocating for new winners. Case in point: Chrome extensions gone bad.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing the Global MBA from Macquarie University.” Via Techcrunch : “ Amazon ’s children’s book subscription ‘Prime Book Box’ opens to all in the US.” Because “open.”).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. ” “The Case for Learning Platform Grade Book ” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” From the HR Department. Don’t.