Search Engine Roundtable points out this thread on Google’s forums in which complaints are surfacing about public domain books being mostly closed.
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Public Domain Books on in Snippet View on Google Books
Posted in Open Education
Tagged commons, e-learning, google book, Internet, oer, online learning, open content, openness, public domain
OER Recommender Feedback
David Wiley has a new post asking for feedback for the OER Recommender development team.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Indigo MBA
George Siemens has a new post on the Indigo MBA, a self-directed business program. From the post:
The idea is simple, but I would like to see a better implementation of the social aspects of learning. A threaded discussion under a book doesn’t fully qualify.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, online learning, open course, open learning, openness
Global Education Converging?
Stian Haklev has a new post discussing whether global education is converging. From the post:
One way to see this, is that the world is becoming more and more similar…
Posted in Open Education
Tagged commons, e-learning, higher education, online learning, Open Education
Interview With Joseph Michael Reagle, Jr.
Jonathan Opp has posted an interview with Joseph Michael Reagle, Jr, author a recent book about Wikipedia. From the interview:
This question of openness is a fascinating one, and I ultimately conclude that there is no such thing as perfect openness. Rather, there is a delicate balancing act between being too open and too closed, as Clay Shirky has noted.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, Internet, oer, online learning, open content, openness, Wikipedia
Participatory Culture Offline Slides
Nina Simon has posted some slides about participatory culture offline. Though some slides beg explanation, there are others that may be of value to readers.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged CC licenses, commons, copy right, copyright, creative commons, openness
Using Wikipedia for Plagiarism
iThenticate has a new post discussing the case of author Michel Houellebecq who “plagiarized” Wikipedia.
Open Ed Conf 2010 Early Bird Registration
UOC University tweets that Open Education Conference 2010 early bird registration is available until Sept. 24.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged conference, e-learning, higher education, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education
Student Created Psych Textbook
Leigh Blackall has a new post on students creating an open textbook for a psychology class.
Other open textbook articles:
- “Cel4145″ on why Flat World Knowledge isn’t as open as it could be.
- Publishers Weekly on Dynamic Books, which utilize public domain content.
- A newspaper in Ohio on local open textbook use.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, oer, open content, open textbook, open textbooks, openness
Creative Commons: Solving Legal Pitfalls
Melanie Dulong de Rosnay has published a paper on potential legal pitfalls of Creative Commons and possible solutions. From the post:
An analysis of the licenses clauses allows finding out what is exactly covered and whether it is made clear to the user, which is necessary to provide legal certainty and security. The license elements, which are very visible, may be hiding the substance of the license to the user, who has to read the main clauses behind the options.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged cc, CC licenses, copy right, copyright, creative commons, openness
