eifl has a new post on the licenses used by open access journals. From the post:
We looked at the web sites of 2,489 open access journals and 357 open access repositories from EIFL network countries. And this report highlights the best practices in using open content licenses by open access journals and open access repositories in developing and transition countries.
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Canvas, an LMS created by the company Instructure, is now open source. Canvas is built on Ruby on Rails. A roundup of reaction:
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Ruth Suehle has a new post pointing to new findings by an anthropologist studying open source community behavior. From the post:
High on the list of reasons were learning for the joy of learning and collaborating with interesting and smart people. Motivations for personal gain, like networking or career benefits, were low on the list.
Karen Fasimpaur has a new post giving an update on the Kids Open Dictionary.
Ben Kehrwald has a new post about using open educational resources for credit. From the post:
At the moment, there is an interesting project taking shape around the idea of an OER university and a project to provide free and open educational opportunities which result in credentials for participants.
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The Journal of Medical Internet Research has published an article on using Wikipedia for health promotion. From the abstract:
Since April 2004, editors have formed a group called WikiProject Medicine to coordinate and discuss the English-language Wikipedia’s medical content. This paper, written by members of the WikiProject Medicine, discusses the intricacies, strengths, and weaknesses of Wikipedia as a source of health information and compares it with other medical wikis.
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Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness, Wikipedia
Tony Hirst has a new post about visualizing the relationships between Open University modules.
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Richard Hall has a new post responding to David Wiley’s recent post on OER and capitalism. From the post:
…we cannot abstractly throw a concept like openness and hope that it can/will humanise capital.
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Tagged commons, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education, openness, policy
Both Alan Levine and D’Arcy Norman have new posts discussing their experiences with ds106 radio. From Norman’s post:
How does the ability to instantly broadcast live audio to a group of people impact what we do? How does this instant synchronous connection effect the sense of social presence? And how does having to make the decision of streaming vs. recording effect the experience of sharing?
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Tagged ds106, education, higher education, online learning, open course, Open Education, open-teaching, openness
