Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. Yet the nonprofit is also developing its own software designed to undercut the courseware industry, charging just $10 per student. Because most U.S.

Industry 108

Industry OER Course Company 108

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Barajas-Murphy says that Educause is already starting the planning for the 2019 Horizon Report for higher education, which is scheduled for release in February, at the group’s ELI conference. And the group will continue to use the software developed by NMC to coordinate the research, which was among the assets purchased by Educause.

Report 67

Report OER Trends Industry 67

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

In late 1997 and early 1998, the free software movement had two problems that were impeding its growth. First, the way its proponents talked about free software came across as incredibly judgmental and holier-than-thou. ’ If you didn’t support free software it was due to your personal moral shortcomings. .’

OER 80

OER Software Company Microsoft 80

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Subscribe to their blog. It’s now an LMS too.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine. ” Rebrand. ” “U.S. “ Commerce Dept.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48