The latest issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) focusing on “OER: Opening Access to Knowledge” was published. The journal issue or individual articles can be downloaded here.
New Issue of the IRRODL journal focusing on “OER: Opening Access to Knowledge”
Posted by Igor Lesko on Friday, June 28th, 2013
Registration is open for “Open Content Licensing for Educators” course
Posted by Igor Lesko on Friday, June 28th, 2013
Open content licensing for educators (OCL4Ed) is a free micro Open Online Course (mOOC) designed for educators and students who want to learn more about open education resources, copyright, and creative commons licenses. This course will be facilitated by the UNESCO OER Chair Network in collaboration with the OER Foundation and the Commonwealth of Learning. OCL4Ed 13.09 is […]
OCWC User Feedback Survey Results
Posted by Igor Lesko on Friday, June 28th, 2013
We launched a survey on our website in March 2011 to collect user feedback. Data was gathered from 1773 respondents from nearly 90 countries. The results are available here. In addition, we have collected and consolidated user surveys from the OCW Consortium, Tufts University, Education-Portal.com, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-Online) and Delft University of Technology into a […]
White House cites MITx MOOC as key tool for bringing innovations to market more effectively
Posted by scarson on Monday, June 24th, 2013
3.086x Innovation and Commercialization listed by OSTP as resource for improving US innovation competitiveness CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 24, 2013 — The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a fact sheet (PDF) today citing the upcoming MITx massive open online course (MOOC) 3.086x Innovation and Commercialization as a key resource for bringing innovation […]
June 11: Competency-based Learning and Open Educational Resources webinar
Posted by Una Daly on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) on Tuesday, June 11, 10:00 am (U.S. Pacific time) for a webinar on Competency-based learning and OER. Competency-based learning is gaining traction as institutions strive to personalize learning experiences and decrease time to graduation. Students demonstrate mastery at their own pace through e-Portfolio assessments […]