Browsing Library & Scholarly Resources by Subject "open education"
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The Battle for Open
(2015-03-13)Open approaches in education have started to move into the mainstream, with the success of open access, MOOCs, and open scholarship approaches. After this initial success comes the period when the real direction of openness ... -
The OER university: A sustainable model for more affordable education futures
(2012-10-26)Open education provides unprecedented opportunities for universities to provide more affordable access to post-secondary education for all students worldwide. OER is a sustainable and renewable resource. The OER university ... -
Open education down under: Some national and institutional initiatives.
(2015-03-13)The Open Education movement is growing and gaining importance within the higher education landscape in many developing and developed nations. Unfortunately, this does not seem the case in Australia, as there is still a ... -
Open Educational Resources and Copyright
(2010-10-21)Dr Rory McGreal is the Assoc. Vice President of Research at Athabasca University. He is an expert on copyright law and its application to education and learning resources. He is also the editor of a bestselling book on ... -
Open Opportunity through Open Scholarship and Open Publication
(2010-10-19)Dr Frits Pannekoek is the President of Athabasca University and President of the International Council on Open and Distance Education. He is an advocate for the open distribution of scholarly works and has been the driving ... -
Preparing for the Digital University
(2015-03-13)Large sectors of society are digitizing, resulting in changed practices in journalism, entertainment, and business in general. Higher education is not immune to these changes. Digitization processes are well underway and ... -
Using Open Production of Course Content to make a Difference
(2010-10-19)Dr. Wayne Mackintosh is the Director of the International Centre for Open Education based at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand, member of the Board of Directors of the Open Education Foundation, and founder of the WikiEducator ... -
What are MOOCs doing to the Open Education?
(2013-11-05)Higher education is now entering its second year of MOOC hype. The stream of almost daily pronouncements of additional universities joining existing MOOC providers, new funding, new MOOC offerings, and new reports continues ...