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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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Distance Learning Degree

November 4, 2011

Students have many more choices open to them today in regards to choosing how to further their education. Online distance learning programs are one of today’s most popular ways in accomplishing this aim. These distance learning programs offer students the chance to complete coursework online rather than through a traditional classroom setting. In today’s world, [...]

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Three TED Talks to Change the World of Learning and Education for Good and for Better

September 29, 2011

There is nothing more important to our world and our society’s sustainability than continually expanding and bettering our education. The ability to learn and process new material and concepts in creative and innovative ways is what enables us to live purposeful lives. While it is undeniable that education and learning are the utter most important [...]

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How Online Education Can Benefit from the Social Media Model

March 1, 2011

According to a recent article and interview in Inside Higher Ed, free online course material from the likes of Harvard, Yale, and MIT has done wonders for the online education movement; however, it is now facing what Inside Higher Ed calls an ‘existential moment’ as a result of the rise of for-profit online education. Especially [...]

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

October 25, 2010

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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2010 Horizon Report Highlights Mobile Computing and Open Content

June 16, 2010

2010 Horizon Report. From the Executive Summary: In each edition of the Horizon Report, six emerging technologies or practices are described that are likely to enter mainstream use on campuses within three adoption horizons spread over the next one to five years. Each report also presents critical trends and challenges that will affect teaching and [...]

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Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative

March 7, 2010

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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