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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

A Debate on “Open” Educational Resources : Can free and open educational resources (OER) save students money without compromising their content or value? and insights into how edtech can help schools support individualized learning. Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m. Higher Ed 9:30 a.m. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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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. George Siemens.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” Via The Intercept : “Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws.” Government Will Travel to Latin America.”

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) ” But what did Facebook do?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ White nationalist group , seeking young recruits, targets college campuses.” Now, the hunt is on for the poopetrator.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. ” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this. ” Lots to say about “personalized learning,” but amazingly little reflection on if any of that vision actually works.