Browsing 2013 Archived Recordings by Title
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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 ... -
Libraries, OERs, and Open Access
(2013-11-05)Athabasca University (AU) and Athabasca University Library have a long history in supporting and promoting Open Access. AU was the first university in Canada to adopt an Open Access Research Policy and has led many other ... -
OERu: Blending more affordable education futures
(2013-11-05)The OER university (OERu) is an international collaboration of universities, polytechnics and community colleges from five continents using open education approaches to provide more affordable education for all students ... -
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 ... -
Why think about culture in remix?
(2013-11-05)Remix is touted as one of the most important practices within the field of open educational resources (OER). But remixing is still not mainstream practice in education and the barriers and limitations to remix are not well ...