Open Learning Initiative

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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Best of 2010: Most Popular Posts

January 4, 2011

Here are the most popular posts published in 2010 on Learning Online Info: Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning for the New School Year Top Online MBA Programs in the US Microsoft Teacher Guides: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills The Best of Online Learning: Free Video Lectures OECD: Education at a Glance 2010 [...]

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6th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning: Access and Success in Learning

October 25, 2010
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The Sixth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF6) will take place from 24-28 November 2010 at Le-Meridien, Cochin Resort & Convention Centre (Kochi, Kerala), India. The theme of PCF6 is: Access and Success in Learning: Global Development Perspectives. PCF6 is an international conference that will explore the contribution of open and distance learning to [...]

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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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