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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. P.S. I also have a README that tells how to do it. Even when the Coursera option costs $49 – which provides more access to more people? It is possible with great effort, but there are a number of problems.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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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.” “ The 74 Explains: How to Teach Your Baby Grit.”

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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.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Via Diggit Magazine : “The end of Academia.edu : how business takes over, again.” Not sure why this is called a MOOC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” ” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller.

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