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Overview of the Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services program (OLCOS) and Open Education Resources The OLCOS state aim “at building an (online) information and observation centre for promoting the concept, production and usage of open educational resources, in particular, open digital educational content (ODEC) in Europe.” According to the report on the OLCOS, Open Educational [...]
Discussion on Curtis Bonk’s The World is Open a look at Resources
Books such as Bonk’s nudge education towards change, perhaps nudge is not the right word, but if education moves a nudge it’s a huge leap. Education maybe open but it’s definitely not flat..there are tall peaks and low valleys..the peaks being new initiatives such as the University of the People, Peer 2 Peer and, of course MIT. What Bonk has done is to take a systems view of these initiatives. Each of these, viewed individually may not seem so disruptive on its own. Taken as whole these initiatives are rapidly changing traditional education.
The elements of the Edgeless University
Peter Bradwell identified the term edgeless university. It seems that something comes up daily that moves us closer towards identifying further trends towards what Bradwell defined as the “Edgeless University.”
Formal and Informal Learning
by Cathywyo1 in Education, Free Education, Open Courseware, Open Education Resources No Comments Dennis W. Cheek, PhD stated and many others also state that learning is at the very core what it is to be human, it is what humans do. One could state that learning is learning whether it is defined as informal or [...]
Formal and Informal Learning
Dennis W. Cheek, PhD stated and many other also state as well that learning is at the very core what it is to be human, it is what humans do. One could state that learning is learning whether it is defined as informal or formal and that it is the documented achievement of quality indicators [...]