Open educational resources (OER) are playing a growing role in teaching and learning.
But what is the other side of the OER story? Are there some myths and legends that need to be exposed. Following a dialogue with practitioners, …
7 Things To Know Before Using Open Educational Resources
OER are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online. Our goals with OER are to find the best possible course materials to engage our students, improve academic achievement, and save the district money.
http://www.edudemic.com/open-educational-resources-2/
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What is Open Pedagogy?
Hundreds of thousands of words have been written about open educational resources (OER), but precious little has been written about how OER – or openness more generally – changes the practice of education.
http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2975
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Presentation of the Week: OERs and Open Online Courses
Presentation of the Week: Open Education, MOOCS, & Student Access
Presentation of the Week: Designing for Open/Networked Learning
Presentation of the Week: Embracing OER & MOOCs to Transform Education
Open Access Explained!
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7 Ways to Educate Yourself Outside the Classroom
Since so many schools have begun offering online courses as part of their curricula and app developers are making education apps by the truckload, we thought it’d be worth our while — and yours — to assemble a shortlist of …
40 Open Education Resources You Should Know About
A great list of free open educational resources for teachers.
http://edudemic.com/2012/07/40-open-education-resources-you-should-know-about/…
Presentation of the Week: OER: It’s not the artifact, it’s the process
OER: It’s not the artifact, it’s the process (Mark McGuire, U of Otago)
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Teaching Research Methods and Using Open Resources
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MIT and Harvard announce edX
Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mit-harvard-edx-announcement-050212.html…
Coursera: The Latest Education Hero?
Previous heroic massive open online course (MOOC) efforts such as Khan Academy, MITx, and Udacity have been limited by their inability to embrace a full range of the types of courses offered on a traditional campus. Coursera is attempting to …
Professor Anant Agarwal on MITx
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