George Siemens has posted the syllabus for an upcoming open course on “Learning Analytics & Knowledge”.
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Learning Analytics Open Course Syllabus
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, open course, Open Education, openness
OER Business Models in K-12
Karen Fasimpaur has a new post on OER business models for the K-12 space. From the post:
But what I don’t have in mind here is a model in which the only free, open-licensed version is a scaled-down trial or demo version. And I’m seeing way too much of this lately.
Jobs Relating to OER Startup
Tom Vander Ark has a new post announcing that he is looking for persons interested in working with OER/OCW.
Fair Use Uncertainity Inhibiting Libraries
Michael Kelley has a new post about a recent report by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) which claims that fair use is inhibiting libraries. From the post:
For example, the interviewees revealed that they often determine which digital projects to pursue based not on scholarly needs but mainly on whether the materials are in the public domain and, thus, free of copyright questions.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged commons, higher education, library, open content, openness, policy
Open Ed 2010 Year in Review
Opensource.com reviews its top open education posts for 2010.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged ocw, online learning, open content, Open Education, open source, openness
MOOCs as Research
George Siemens has a new post defening Massive Open Online Courses as research. From the post:
What’s happening with open courses (MOOCs)? Essentially, we’re in a period of research. Together with course participants, we are generating data – we are trying to make sense of phenomena. In a traditional research setting, a researcher doesn’t ask practical or application questions when trying to understand “what something is”.
Also, Alan Levine has a new post discussing each part of the MOOC acronym.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged mooc, oer, open content, open courses, openness, research
Chicago Style and Open Access
Stuart Shieber has a new post discussing statements in most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. From the post:
The Manual makes a recommendation to publishers to generate their own addenda “to use when presented with author requests for nonexclusive rights.” But why make the addendum conditions available only upon request? If the addendum-specified activities are allowable, why not just allow them in the publisher’s agreement from the get-go?
Thanks to Discourse.net for the link.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, journal, library, ocw, oer, open content, openness
The Problem with the C in MOOC
Jenny Mackness has a new post discussing why Massive Open Online Courses should not be thought of as courses at all. From the post:
The principles on which it is based – autonomy, diversity, connectedness and openness cannot be reconciled with a course. Why? Because a course implies assessment. As soon assessment enters the equation, then autonomy – the key principle of connectivism – is lost.
Link and commentary by Stephen Downes.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged mooc, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, open-teaching, openness
Christmas Wish List: Open Degree
Kyle Mackie discussing his top Christmas wish list item: an open degree. From the post:
I’ll concede that I have to have a home institution, but what I’d like to do is take “one half less one” credits from other institutions, so that >50% of my credits come from my “home”.
Thanks to Jamie Billingham for the link.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged higher education, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, openness
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Esteban L. Hernandez has a new post noting that Pricewaterhouse Coopers has established its own “open university.” From the post:
Officially launched August 4, the site and its content are still very much in early stages of development. Some topics only contain only a single ‘course,’ and could probably use additional material to strengthen the topic.
Link and commentary by Stephen Downes.
Posted in Open Education
Tagged e-learning, higher education, Internet, online learning, openness
