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hreodbeorht

Historical Languages eLearning Project - 1 views

www.dh.uni-leipzig.de/...al-languages-elearning-project

open access knowledge publishing open textbook language

shared by hreodbeorht on 11 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • hreodbeorht on 11 Oct 14
     
    This project, while still in early development, will help those interested in historical (read: ancient) languages learn them outside of the traditional instructional method. Students will gain proficiency in languages through engaging with real materials rather than inaccessible textbooks and through relevant tasks that engage them more deeply in the learning process. It's also part of a larger ongoing project called the Open Philology Project which reflects the growing trend towards more experiential and open models of student learning in the study of ancient languages.
Sybil

How to Design a Course | Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning - 8 views

web.camosun.ca/open-course

Module1 open access

shared by Sybil on 08 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Sybil on 08 Sep 14
     
    This is an open education resource created by the Program Review and Renewal team at Camosun College. We hope this resource is used widely by instructors to develop high quality courses and/or learning outcomes.
c maggard

MOOCs -- Completion Is Not Important - 20 views

www.forbes.com/...hing-is-not-the-important-part

open access knowledge Open Module11 Privacy mooc

shared by c maggard on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • c maggard on 11 Nov 14
     
    By: Matthew LeBar Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are often described as the future of education - or at least a significant part of it. But there may be a significant problem with them: a very small proportion of students who start them actually finish. This poses a serious threat to their legitimacy.
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  • embioptera on 12 Nov 14
     
    Very interesting article. I was at an Open Access week event recently that was a debate on the place of MOOCs in higher education. One point that another attendee raised about the completion rate of MOOCs that seemed really important to me was that many MOOCs require participants to register before viewing the content, and this can impact completion rate numbers. A person may only have the requisite information about whether or not the wish to participate once they have registered for the MOOC.
  • selviwati on 13 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this! :) I am taking MOOC course about MOOC right now. I feel like completion could be a challenge for anyone who took it. I actually agree that completion is not everything in education. Since learning is more about understanding rather than completing, I think there is no point if someone did complete his/her MOOC but he/she does not understand about what he/she learned. However, I believe, in order to fully understand the course, it is better to complete what you have started.
  • pad123 on 13 Nov 14
     
    I too feel that completion of MOOC is important. Other wise no point in participating in that MOOC. we also will get any information on the internet for knowledge gain. But there will be a regular follow up of the course for completing any MOOC. But only problem is having proper IT infrastructure to participate in that.
  • ibudule on 13 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing. On the one hand one can choose form the course lessons and material that they want and choose not to complete the whole course. Then of course one can not evaluate the course judging from the completion rate. On the other hand, ability to complete what is started develops human will-power and purposefulness. Otherwise the world is full of people with unfinished educations, short-term employments etc.
  • dudeec on 14 Nov 14
     
    What the article says really is "MOOC completion rate is not a meaningful metrics about the course." Universities and institutions may need to have other metrics in order to evaluate whether to continue offer certain courses. As for individual participants, each person is her/his best critic on how much has been gained from the course.
  • Fernando Carraro on 15 Nov 14
     
    Cierto, tal vez muchos no lo terminen. Yo creo que lo importante es el conocimiento aprendido.
  • ilanab on 15 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this article. I'm in agreement with LeBar, completion of the MOOC is not the correct metric to be used for evaluation. The goal of many participants is to gain or increase knowledge on a topic which may be achieved without completing the whole course.
  • lenjomaydresden on 20 Nov 14
     
    This ongoing MOOC is hard for me to complete since there is a lot of internet and network action required which I don't like to use at the moment. Still, I got so much Information that I will try to fulfill the requirements to pass it. It is not for the statistics - but for my personal support of the MOOC instructors (I wounder whether they notice)
  • nivinsharawi on 20 Nov 14
     
    i think MOOC will be more effective for exchange of knowledge e for certain important topic for stakeholder who aim self progress development
  • Abdul Naser Tamim on 24 Nov 14
     
    I have joined another MOOC and received the "statement of accomplishment" and it was totally a big disappointment. The design and the language used reflect mentality is not related to what they are teaching online. It is underestimating people around the world time and efforts by issuing a statement is not well designed and meaningless. The question would be: does it worth it to finish any course online? the knowledge is already free and affordable all over the net, why do I need to follow an institute organized free course? People are not finishing the MOOC courses because of frustration and disappointment and this has to be reviewed.
  • erikitaymarijo on 25 Nov 14
     
    Tal vez no puede decirse que sea el futuro de la educación, pero si coadyuva para que el conocimiento pueda acercarse a cualquier persona, e incentivar al autoaprendizaje.
  • zimbron21 on 25 Nov 14
     
    Habría que preguntarse cuál es el problema de que los estudiantes no concluyan los cursos MOOC, buscar las alternativas respectivas.MOOC ventanas de oportunidad para cualquier persona.
  • vicdesotelle on 30 Nov 14
     
    This brings up the question of what it means to complete something? And why is it so important to us? And why 'productivity', a thing somebody defined ages ago, is so important to our humanity? .. or is it anymore?
  • w_kwai on 03 Dec 14
     
    Because I am taking a MOOC course but also on campus at University, I receive credits and grades where this is definitely one of the motivations for me to contribute. Although I agree that completion of the course is not essential to attain knowledge, what about our motivations to learn? And what about our incentives? Not saying MOOCs are not interesting nor helpful, I like MOOCs, but I think people like recognition too. I think to just receive the "statement of accomplishment" is not enough to prove efforts made within the course. However MOOCs are not as well developed at this stage, there definitely will be adjustments in the near future.
muddassirbaig

Connected Learning - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

module2 open access knowledge mooc connected learning

shared by muddassirbaig on 29 Sep 14 - No Cached
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  • muddassirbaig on 29 Sep 14
     
    Connected learning is when you're pursuing expertise around something you care deeply about, and you're supported by friends & institutions who share this common passion that is tuned to the demands and opportunities of the digital age. This is the first in a series of three short animated films that explores why today's learners need a learning approach designed for our times, what connected learning looks like, and what is at stake if we do not make learning relevant. To learn more, visit connectedlearning.tv/what-is-connected-l­earning
camilalondonoa

Where to start programming? - 2 views

www.codecademy.com/learn

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shared by camilalondonoa on 19 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • alwillw on 19 Sep 14
     
    Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
  • camilalondonoa on 20 Oct 14
     
    Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
  • robert morris on 21 Oct 14
     
    I began at Code Academy last year, and completed various courses. The problem I had was knowing about the architecture and systems behind the code, so, now I am learning to use Command Line and working through FLOSS manuals. I like Code academy, and I may go back there, but not before I have understood Command Line and more specifically what works with Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora etc The thing is, free software development, open source and education for all, begins with Linux OS and whatever branches from that is free to share, iterate and scalable. The trademark socialist, philosophically opposed to the capitalist.
amandakennedy

Nature Communications goes open access (Wired UK) - 0 views

www.wired.co.uk/...ure-communications-open-access

open access knowledge academic journals

shared by amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14
     
    Nature Communications has announced it will go open access only from 20 October in a bid to show the world that quality papers do not have to be paid for.
  • amandakennedy on 23 Sep 14
     
    I've chosen to link to the article on Wired which discusses the move as the explanation is easier for those who (like me!) have little experience of academic journals to understand. One of the most important points I've taken from reading this article (and the PDF study explaining the reasons for the move to Open Access, which is linked from the article) is that to date, articles which have previously been published to Nature Communications using the OA model have earned more citations than those published under a subscription model. I'm interested to learn more about the mentioned Creative Commons 4.0 license, which I'm not yet familiar with. If anyone with experience using (or publishing to) academic journals would like to add any relevant points to the potential impact of the magazine's choice to go OA, I would really appreciate the insight!
Aruna Maruthi

open Multimedia search - 0 views

Image url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/sets/72157631208816740/ Author : Giulia Forsythe Title:Online open educational resources and open licenses .Link to the license; https://creativec...

module4 license open access knowledge

started by Aruna Maruthi on 25 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
Valentin Dander

How to Gain Knowledge When Data Are Shared? Open Government Data from a Media Pedagogic... - 5 views

seminar.net/...-media-pedagogical-perspective

open data government education media literacy knowledge module 1

shared by Valentin Dander on 23 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Valentin Dander on 23 Sep 14
     
    I dare also to share this paper which recently appeared on seminar.net. It deals with my PhD project and tries to link open government data with educational concepts, merging a critical perspective with productive approaches. If any other people in this MOOC are interested in this field, I would be truly glad to discuss these ideas and read/hear your opinions about it!
  • bndiaye on 27 Sep 14
     
    Using game like concept to teach kids and adults is becoming more and more recognize a great learning and teaching tool. I am also interested on using games for computer cognitive rehabilitation exercixes.
  • Ignoramus OKMOOC on 05 Nov 14
     
    A very thorough paper especially useful for its careful analysis of the "flip side" of open government data. It presents the main objections raised against the OGD "paradise" and also analyses ways in which media pedagogy can alleviate these problems. It culminates in a very important question: » An educational conception towards 'governing students not to be governed (that much)' within formal, obligatory education can too easily act out what it pretends to counteract. Informal settings, however, run the risk of fortifying social injustice and privilege - if largely used by well-educated citizens and semi-experts, as assumed. «
lauren_maggio

Rebirth Of Science : Bernard Rentier at TEDx Liege - YouTube - 2 views

www.youtube.com/watch

module6 open science open data video publishing

shared by lauren_maggio on 09 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • mbchris on 26 Nov 14
     
    I love the idea that progress and science being based on communication. Often the idea that I have in my mind is a scientist working alone, and that is never truly how the great break-throughs come, but rather from building on the science that we have learned about previously. I still have a problem with the Author Pay part of Open Access publishing, and it seems like it is not actually "Open" if you have to pay to play. The Utopic Version is really the way that I think of "Open" publishing even with all the pit falls of finding the Utopia. I like the rebirth by giving the onus to the reader to review, and that is a model that works as seen by Wikipedia, because people are willing to aid progress with out conventional compensation. I understand all of the problems with this, but I love the possibility.
belgm241268

Open Access & Global Education in the Third Word - 2 views

In all these discussions about open knowledge, open access, global education, et.al., my deepest concern goes out to the poorer countries of the world. It is not only how it can help them meaningfu...

Third World; Module 13; Open Access; Knowledge; Global Education; Challenges

started by belgm241268 on 07 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
Diane Vahab

Open Course Ware - 1 views

https://www.class-central.com/university/uma Hay cuatro cursos ofrecidos en la Universidad de Malaga en forma de MOOC.

open access knowledge open MOOC courseware

started by Rosa Munoz-Luna on 01 Dec 14 1 follow-up, last by Diane Vahab on 02 Dec 14
noveltynotion

7 Things You Should Know About Open Textbook Publishing - 0 views

www.educause.edu/...about-open-textbook-publishing

shared by noveltynotion on 02 Nov 14 - No Cached
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  • noveltynotion on 02 Nov 14
     
    The open educational resources model, including textbooks, has emerged as a response to rising text prices, a need for greater access to high-quality learning materials, the proliferation of e-reader devices, and a trend in publishing toward electronic media. Many contend that educational resources should be open and that instructional models increasingly depend on open content.
selviwati

Is There a Sustainable MOOC Business Model? - 0 views

www.evolllution.com/...ustainable-mooc-business-model

open access MOOC free open mooc business

shared by selviwati on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached
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  • selviwati on 03 Dec 14
     
    Is There a Sustainable MOOC Business Model? Is "open" in open eduction will remain open and free from restriction? Can Coursera, Khan Academy, and other MOOC platforms be a $100-million business or a billion dollar business? It will take more time to learn the answer.
Sophie Lafayette

Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources - 5 views

www.oecd.org/...38654317.pdf

module7 open knowledge education

shared by Sophie Lafayette on 23 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Matt Tibble on 23 Sep 14
     
    This report addresses four main questions: * How can sustainable cost/benefit models for OER initiatives be developed? * What are the intellectual property rights issues linked to OER initiatives? * What are the incentives and barriers for universities and faculty staff to deliver their materials to OER initiatives? * How can access and usefulness for the users of OER initiatives be improved? This is part of an OECD series of reports looking at the impact of Open Knowledge on education systems and learning
  • Ad Huikeshoven on 23 Sep 14
     
    Hi Matt, Thanks for sharing this OECD report from the year 2007. The OECD is really forward looking. One sentence strikes me: "Wikipedia has two employees and well over a million articles in multiple languages." Yes, that was true, back in the year 2007.
  • Sophie Lafayette on 14 Oct 14
     
    A very interesting paper that discusses issues around OER, as well as some topics already covered in the course is, "Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources" (Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The paper highlights some of the barriers, sustainability issues, and how to improve access and usefulness of open educational resources. I found the paper very comprehensive, with many additional resources. While published in 2007, when conversations around OER were fairly new, many of the points they raise are still in discussion and relevant.
monde3297

Learn More About OLI - 0 views

oli.cmu.edu/...learn-more-about-oli

open access

shared by monde3297 on 06 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • monde3297 on 06 Nov 14
     
    The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) is a grant-funded group at Carnegie Mellon University, offering innovative online courses to anyone who wants to learn or teach. Our aim is to create high-quality courses and contribute original research to improve learning and transform higher education.
lupogarcia

My design of an open course - 12 views

Dear Julia and Dilrukshi, Thank you for getting back to me and for your encouragement. I know it's been a while and this is not entirely good practice, but I would appreciate your feedback on the d...

mooc Open Knowledge

started by lupogarcia on 13 Nov 14 3 follow-ups, last by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14
Stephen Dale

Fab Lab Devon | Digital making in Devon, UK - 0 views

fablabdevon.org

3Dprinting openknowledge

shared by Stephen Dale on 15 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Stephen Dale on 15 Sep 14
     
    A great example of how to introduce open knowledge to the wider populace. This initiative provides facilities for the people of Exeter (a town in Devon, England) to experience and use open fabrication technology, using a variety of equipment, including 3D printers. Fablab also provide various workshops and Taster Courses to help people learn and understand how to use these new technologies. A great example of bringing new ideas to communities.
alibabas

Economics and Outcomes of Open Learning : - 1 views

A newly discovered resource i found with reference to Economics and Outcomes of Open Learning : Link is : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1995.tb01761.x/abstract

open access Knowledge Open MOOC Module4

started by alibabas on 31 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
Kim Baker

Welcome to the Peeragogy Handbook! - 0 views

peeragogy.org

mdoule12 Peeragogy Student publishing

shared by Kim Baker on 19 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Kim Baker on 19 Nov 14
     
    "Peeragogy is a collection of techniques for collaborative learning and collaborative work. By learning how to "work smart" together, we hope to leave the world in a better state than it was when we arrived. Indeed, humans have always learned from each other. But for a long time - until the advent of the Web and widespread access to digital media - schools have had an effective monopoly on the business of learning. Now, with access to open educational resources and free or inexpensive communication platforms, groups of people can learn together outside as well as inside formal institutions. All of this prompted us to reconsider the meaning of "peer learning."- A great tool for student publishers to use.
cvpido

Cheating to Learn: How a UCLA professor gamed a game theory midterm - 3 views

blogs.kcrw.com/...or-gamed-a-game-theory-midterm

open access knowledge open module6 UCLA cheating

shared by cvpido on 11 Oct 14 - No Cached
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  • cvpido on 11 Oct 14
     
    About cheating at UCLA as a 'natural' open way of learning
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