Leigh Blackall has a new post on “technology agnosticism.” From the post:
A small group at my place of work have been jousting the ages old (but ultimately quite shallow) debate about free software vs commercial software in education.
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From CC BY-NC to CC BY
Alan Levine has a new post discussing why he wants to move from CC BY-NC to CC BY. From the post:
I do not share with the idea I might Get Big Bucks for my Stuff. That is not the reason for doing it, and even thinking of that as a possibility, even remote, to me taints my open spirit.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged cc, CC licenses, commons, copy right, copyright, creative commons, open content, openness
Winners of Jorum Learning and Teaching Competition
Leslie Carr has a new post listing winners of the Jorum Learning and Teaching Competition.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education
MIT OCW Not Considering Paywall
Lawrence J Speer posted a rumor that MIT OpenCourseWare was considering charging for a paywall. The Chronicle of Higher Education debunks the rumor. David Wiley gives his reaction.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, openness, sustainability
Two Open Education Conference 2010 Papers
Richard Hall and Joss Winn have posted a paper for OpenEd 2010 conference. From the post:
A key role for open curriculum development is the critique of hegemonic discourses and the contexts in which they emerge so that they can be challenged, and so that co-governance as well as co-production can be enabled and tested.
The University of Utopia has also posted a paper for OpenEd 2010 on the relationship between communism and open education.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged commons, higher education, open content, Open Education, openness
#Open Textbook
WikiEducator has posted a book of tweets about open textbooks.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, open textbook, open textbooks
What to Do With Open Data
Tony Hirst has a new post asking who is going to use open data. From the post:
But so what? How many effective users are there likely to be for such services?
Christine L. Borgman has posted a paper examines the arguments for opening data.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged oer, open content, open data, open source, openness
Free Course on Supporting Distance Learning
OER Africa has posted a free course on supporting distance learners.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, ocw, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
Changing Cost of Open Access
Kent Anderson has a new post discussing the changing costs of open access. From the post:
The likelihood that fixed costs — editorial salaries, internal systems, and software licenses in the small scale; redesigns, content migrations, and device support in the large scale — will only increase for digital publishers is driving expenses in much the same way interest charges drive the cost of a loan. Over time, the costs add up.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, OATP, open access, sustainability
Teaching Teachers Open Source
Luis Ibáñez has a new post on teaching teachers about open source. Thanks to anoochit for the link.
