Open-Educational-Resources

The Future is Open Courseware: Three Institutions Offering Online Learning Opportunities

February 2, 2012

As society becomes increasingly more tech savvy, more and more of the foundations of our lives are turning to the web. Our professional lives have been conduced online and plugged in for several years now and, with the advent of social media and social networking, so too are our personal and social lives. The latest [...]

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An Open Book for Learners

December 15, 2010

This guest post is contributed by Nataly Anderson, PR Manager at InTech, open access publisher of academic books and journals in science, technology and medicine. The InTech collection is available at www.intechopen.com. Open education programmes are solving many of the problems faced by those who are considering embarking on a programme of study. A related [...]

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Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative

March 7, 2010
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What a wonderful initiative! Canergie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative: Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) builds courses that are intended to enact instruction – or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning. The open [...]

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Open Education: The Cape Town Declaration

January 21, 2008

Unlocking the promise of open educational resources: The Cape Town Open Education Declaration. ‘The Cape Town Open Education Declaration arises from a small but lively meeting convened in Cape Town in September 2007. The aim of this meeting was to accelerate efforts to promote open resources, technology and teaching practices in education. Convened by the [...]

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The Open Research and Open Knowledge Society

January 17, 2008

The Open Research and Open Knowledge Society (ORS Acronym) is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) based on Athens Greece and is operating all over the world. It is not depending on any government, political party, political or religious organization or entities representing financial interests. Given the significance of the knowledge society as a new context [...]

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Innovate: Collecting, Organizing, and Managing Resources for Teaching Educational Games the Wiki Way

January 4, 2008

Collecting, Organizing, and Managing Resources for Teaching Educational Games the Wiki Way, Shelley Henson Johnson, Brett Shelton, and David Wiley, Innovate, Vol. 4, December 2007/January 2008. Synopsis: Recognizing the pedagogical value of gaming, academics along with game designers and educational content developers have begun producing resources to improve educational game design and make instructional games [...]

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Notre Dame Opencourseware (OCW)

September 3, 2007

Notre Dame Opencourseware (OCW). ‘Notre Dame OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. Notre Dame OCW does not grant credits or degrees, and does not provide access to faculty. What Notre Dame OCW does give you is open access to the materials used in a variety [...]

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Sharing Open Resources at The Bazaar

May 9, 2007

The Bazaar. ‘The Bazaar is a community portal for people who want to use, exchange and share Open Source Software and resources to support learning. The major aim of the project is to develop and support a community of practice for teachers, trainers, moderators and facilitators in the development, creation, exchange and use of e-learning [...]

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