Matthew Marini, EDC Blog, shared his reflection on Richard Baraniuk’s talk on TED Conference about Open Source Learning. Excerpt:
I do wish to briefly address the most glaring concern of Open-Source Learning is that essentially anyone is free to add to, play with or modify any of the content. As everyone knows, this is how many other online knowledge databases, such as Wikipedia function, and can, from time to time, create problems. Dr. Baraniuk has therefore suggested that Open-Source Learning function under a system of peer-review, just as how all academic journals currently do.
This system of peer-review in place to safe guard content, Open-Source Learning represents a powerful and evolutionary shift in how, when, and where learning can take place as well as who is able to do the learning. This concept represents the ultimate integration of knowledge and educational technology. With Open-Source Learning, the knowledge of the world can be made available to the world, entirely and freely.
