My paper at Ed-Media 2008. Abstract; In 2007, Delft University of Technology started Delft OCW (Open Courseware), a project with the objective of publishing educational resources online. This paper focuses on the future of this project, and describes the results of the research on its sustainability. The advice includes (i) the development of a more decentralized environment for Open Educational Resources (OER), (ii) the involvement of other OER projects, educational institutes, private organizations, and end-users, (iii) the management and support of this environment through tools and protocols, and (iv) deploying various business and revenue models to address the full potential of the project.
An online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to teaching and learning - particularly for those interested in finding resources and inspirational stories about education.
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Knowledge Hub (KHUB) is a public, multilingual hub that allows you to discover selected Open Educational Resources (OERs) using metadata built by experts, faceted searching and social networking tools to help teachers and students find the best resources for their educational needs.
An online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to teaching and learning - particularly for those interested in finding resources and inspirational stories about education.
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An online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to teaching and learning - particularly for those interested in finding resources and inspirational stories about education.
Read and subscribe free of charge at: http://paper.li/f-1328546324
An online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to teaching and learning - particularly for those interested in finding resources and inspirational stories about education.
Read and subscribe free at: http://paper.li/f-1328546324
In this article, George Siemens suggests that the developments of technology and social learning theory are creating a sequence of change pressures that will alter traditional education. In particular, he tries to depict education in the future..
dScribe, short for "digital and distributed scribes," is a methodology developed by students and faculty at the University of Michigan to leverage the interest and talent of students in working with faculty and staff to transform educational material into open educational resources (OER).
This publication is a weekly news update on what's happening in the ICT for education and development arena.
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Here you will find FREE TO USE learning resources that you can use to supplement your own course materials or learning. Some of these are from BC-based projects while others are from Open Educational Resource projects from around the world.
Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace provides an overview of the first steps of this exciting new development: it captures the conversations between leaders of some of the first OER projects, and documents early debates on the issues that continue to challenge the movement. The publication will provide food for thought for all those intrigued by OER - its promise and its progress.
University of the People (UoPeople) is the world's first tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education.
This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.