In a recent blog post David Wiley pays tribute to Marion Jensen, who has been the head of USU OpenCourseWare. Due to budget cuts, Jensen is moving to a different employer, and work on USU OCW has stalled. From the blog post:
It’s heartbreaking to see the project come to an end. Hopefully, as Justin’s dissertation demonstrates that universities can provide a significant public good AND generate revenue at the same time through OCW, USU will reconsider its decision to shutter the program.
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Though the OCW project has its weaknesses, the approach itself is wildly radical. I’m a huge fan of opening up academic research and pedagogy, and OCW has moved us toward this goal in productive ways. Part of the problem it tackles is broadening and adjusting how we define “sharing.” I’ve written about this on my blog at http://tinyurl.com/qsj6rk, and I’d love for you to take a look!
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