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Cost Savings and User Perceptions of OER
(2013-11-05)
The high cost of textbooks is of concern not only to college students but also to society as a whole. Open textbooks promise the same educational benefits as traditional textbooks; however, their efficacy remains largely ...
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 ...
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 and Closed" Getting the mix right. Who gets to Decide??
(2012-10-26)
Despite the desirability of "Making Open the Default" as the theme of this year’s open access week, there are many reasons that can and should influence a person and an organization to restrict access to content. In this ...
Open Access and Public Policy
(2012-10-26)
Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the power of open access and the power of the new technologies to liberate and massify learning. Three reactions are worth pondering: those of the learning industries, those ...
Libraries of the Future: An Australian Research Library Perspective
(2013-03-06)
Following the development of the University of Melbourne's new scholarly information strategy in 2008 the Library has been reinvigorated. The presentation will cover new Library initiatives to advance the university’s ...
Connecting with Geroge Siemens Part 1: Overview of Connectivism
(2011-11-23)
Part 1 Discuses of basic concepts of Connectivism, the context in which the theory emerged and the implications and applications of the theory in teaching. regarding the future of Connectivism.
OER's and Sustainable Innovation: Low Cost, Low Risk but High Impact
(2011-11-04)
This session will include a description of the UNESCO Chair in OER network including an update on the mandate of the Chair and the developments so far. These include agreement on support for a network of UNESCO Chairs in ...
Road to Mobile Learning
(mLearn 2011, 2011)
To meet the needs of students, and fulfill Athabasca University‘s mission to remove barriers to learning, Athabasca University (AU) Library has initiated a number of mobile learning projects.The poster ―Road to Mobile ...
Open Minds Open Access - Conference Presentation
(2012-05-11)
Digital Collections - What's out there?, How do you find it?, How do you know what you can do with it? This presentation is one of three presentations at the Open Minds Open Access Conference, held on May 10, 2012, at ...