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Jenni Parker

Are open educational resources the key to global economic growth? | Higher Education Ne... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...-resources-and-economic-growth

oer education resources open access

shared by Jenni Parker on 10 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Though the concept is simple, the economic potential is tremendous and the advantages are two-fold: First, OERs can lower education costs substantially
  • OERs can also help universities reduce their marketing costs
  • Open resources can also help bolster a school's global reputation: 91% of visitors
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  • A recent study conducted by scholars associated with Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative demonstrated that students who use OERs can obtain the same or better learning outcomes in half the time compared with students using traditional methods.
  • Jenni Parker on 10 Jul 12
     
    Some arguments about  the economic benefits of OER for higher ed
Jenni Parker

Open courses: UK universities risk falling behind the US - video | Higher Education Net... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...open-courses-uk-universities

video higher education OER

shared by Jenni Parker on 08 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Jenni Parker on 08 Jun 12
     
    We grabbed five minutes with Steven Schwartz, VC at Macquarie University, to talk about the online course revolution and how the UK and Australia compare on social mobility
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