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The Rising Cost of Not Going to College: Pew Research Center - 2 views

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    This report shows the importance of college education. With the rise in cost of higher education, it is all the more important to have alternatives to the traditional route for college. For those who question the value of college in this era of soaring student debt and high unemployment, the attitudes and experiences of today's young adults-members of the so-called Millennial generation-provide a compelling answer. On virtually every measure of economic well-being and career attainment-from personal earnings to job satisfaction to the share employed full time-young college graduates are outperforming their peers with less education.
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    There are also costs to society - countries with fewer educated citizens cannot be as competitive in the global environment. It behooves countries to try to figure out how to keep education economical for its citizens.
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    Well said. Thanks for bringing up this topic and adding it to the conversation. I don't doubt that those who keep learning and gain skills will be more valuable economically and probably then more economically rewarded. But I have serious doubts that the current program of institutionalized degrees is the best route for citizens.
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"Science as an open enterprise", July 2012, The Royal Society - 2 views

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    This is a long report (105 pages). It discusses the role of openness in science, mandate for change, and it gives recommendations to the roles that government, institutions and individuals can take on.

Open Knowledge - 0 views

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On Predatory Publishers: a Q&A With Jeffrey Beall - 2 views

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    Interview with Jeffrey Beall on predatory publishing, his description of this, stories of scams, where it's most prevalent and his recommendations
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Open Textbook Library - 1 views

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    This library is a tool to help instructors find affordable, quality textbook solutions. All textbooks in this library are complete and openly licensed. I found the site difficult to search. The available books are not useful for the courses that I teach but the site is probably useful for numerous courses and educational levels.
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Research and Reference Services: Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

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    Just thought I'd share a Frequently Asked Question from the Library of Congress site. The answer highlights the antithesis of open access. One would think that the LOC would lead open access given that our tax dollars fund it and democracy requires an informed citizenry. What online databases and indexes does the Library make available to researchers on site? The Library subscribes to a large number of online subscription databases which offer indexes to journals, information on library holdings, and other resources in a wide range of subject areas. Workstations for searching these services are available in all of the Library's reading rooms. The Library also subscribes to a number of Internet-based databases and full-text journal services, which are searchable on any of the public Internet workstations in the Library's reading rooms. Patrons onsite using their personal laptops or other wireless-enabled devices to connect to the Library's wireless network are also able to access these services. The Library does not offer access to these services off-site, but they are widely available at public and academic libraries...."
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    The same situation with all "large number of online subscription databases of indexes and full-texts" only in the libraries in many countries and many libraries, not only LOC.
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La UOC impulsa un MOOC para mejorar la conversación en inglés y español - Eco... - 0 views

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    Todavia no hay muchas iniciativas en España sobre los MOOCs. Una de ellas es la siguiente: El próximo lunes, 3 de noviembre, en España se organiza un MOOC dirigido a estudiantes de inglés y español que quieran mejorar sus habilidades de conversación. Durara 6 semanas.
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Cursos masivos, gratuitos y de prestigio - 0 views

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    Usando la plataforma de Coursera, enlazo una noticia del periodico El Pais sobre los cursos MOOC que dan el IE y el IESE, dos de las escuelas de negocios españolas.
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Observatorio Scopeo - Scopeo, el Observatorio de la Formación en Red, sigue a... - 0 views

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    En este articulo se recoge una reflexión sobre el futuro de los MOOCS.
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Acceso gratuito a la cultura ¿un derecho? - 1 views

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    Os dejo el enlace a un blog. Se discute "el todo gratis" en el mundo cultural y sus consecuencias.
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Information Literacy Competencies Standards for Higher Education http://www.ala.org/acr... - 0 views

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    Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." Information literacy also is increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources.
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"Revistas Académicas Chilenas: Políticas Editoriales & Derechos de Autor" - 0 views

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    La presente publicación es un esfuerzo de ONG Derechos Digitales que pretende conocer la situación actual de los aspectos legales de las publicaciones periódicas académicas y científicas en Chile, con el objeto de promover el uso de estándares abiertos, tanto en lo legal como en lo técnico
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Open Access India | Advocating Open Access in India - 0 views

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    ADVOCACY FOR OPEN ACCESS IN INDIA
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Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE) - 6 views

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    FOR OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL
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    Thank you for sharing! The resource is last updated in 2013. It may be a bit outdated.
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    Unfortunately I see it lacks the South African legal journals that I was looking for.
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    Very useful, especially because of limited budget to buy books and journals.
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Transitioning to College via a MOOC - 7 views

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    Coming soon to MITx on edX is a new kind of MOOC-a MOOC to help high school students better prepare for college. Many students who arrive at college find themselves struggling with the courses they must take, as their high school experience has not provided them with the necessary preparation to do well at college....
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    Preparatory courses for the next study level are a good idea in many countries. The MOOC form can be really a good experience for the future college students both from the subject content and technology use point of view.
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    Bookmarking this as I have two students at home who enjoy learning via MOOCs.
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    I took this coursera course in the summer - Learning How to Learn - https://www.coursera.org/course/learning It was really well put together with lots of practical ideas to implement right away. It's being offered regularly and is only 4 weeks long, very worthwhile.
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Nasjonal digital læringsarena | Frie digitale læremidler - 3 views

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    Open Educational Resources For Secondary Schools in Norway. "Nasjonal digital læringsarena" - er et fellesinitiativ fra fylkeskommunene som har til hensikt å etablere fritt tilgjengelige, fullverdige, dynamiske fagnettsteder for alle fag i videregående opplæring.
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    The resources seem to be perfectly adopted to the classroom use. A fantastic collection!
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1. Introduction - Practical statistics - 2 views

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    Thank you for sharing the resource on library statistics. The site attracted my attention first of all because it is a Scandinavian resource. The material contains lots of useful theoretical and practical material. In the introduction the author states "It contains a number of research papers, but the framework is different. This is collection of texts, tables, graphics and links that are aimed at the people who actually run libraries." Statistics is a useful tool if used correctly and wisely. It may inspire changes and innovations and also measure the importance of changes. Besides, collection and interpretation of statistical data also changes with the course of time. The author has very clearly explained library statistics with good examples. .
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - 0 views

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    Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. You can cite fixed editions that are created on a quarterly basis and stored in our Archives (every entry contains a link to its complete archival history, identifying the fixed edition the reader should cite). The Table of Contents lists entries that are published or assigned. The Projected Table of Contents also lists entries which are currently unassigned but nevertheless projected.
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    I like this encyclopedia, I already have used it to do my homework, it has very structured information, and is like consult a great book of phylosophy and very specialized!
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lokalhistoriewiki.no - 1 views

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    NLI is responsible for the websites lokalhistorie.no, lokalhistoriewiki.no and toll.lokalhistorie.no. NLI also publishes sources, handbooks, overviews of literature and sources, questioners, as well as other aids for local historians. In cooperation with the National Federation of Local History Associations (Landslaget for lokalhistorie), NLI publishes the magazine Lokalhistorisk magasin. NLI also organises seminars and conferences related to local history topics.
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