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ICORE: International Council for Open Research and Education
The following principles form the basis for fulfilling the ICORE association’s objectives: ICORE aims to promote Open Research and Open Education as a fundamental social objective. ICORE aims to support the design and implementation of innovative strategies, instruments and services … Continue reading
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An Open Future for Higher Education
As the world becomes more open, universities have the opportunity to embrace openness in how they carry out their operations, teaching, and research. Open educational resources can provide the catalyst for different forms of learning, linking formal and informal aspects … Continue reading
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Open Educational Resources and Change in Higher Education – Reflections from Practice
In the last decade in particular, the promotion, sharing and use of open educational resources (OER) have been growing exponentially. However, as with any new phenomenon or paradigm, our knowledge of OER’s ramifications and achievements to date necessarily lags behind … Continue reading
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Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education
Open educational resources (OER) are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared. These Guidelines outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER into higher education. Their purpose is to encourage decision makers … Continue reading
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The End of the University as We Know It
The most important part of the college bubble story—the one we will soon be hearing much more about—concerns the impending financial collapse of numerous private colleges and universities and the likely shrinkage of many public ones. And when that bubble … Continue reading
The Why and How of Open Education
This book is an introduction to Open Education (OE), giving practical guidance on the design and delivery of OE courses while wrestling with theoretical considerations of this new and emerging domain. Educators are the main targets, but it will also … Continue reading
No Country for Young People?
In contemporary popular culture, Australia’s cities and suburbs are places where children are aborted, abandoned, exploited, murdered or never conceived. Like the bush-lost children before them, these “at risk” young people symbolise adult fears of self, society, and the future. … Continue reading
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The University of Wherever
Read For more than a decade educators have been expecting the Internet to transform that bastion of tradition and authority, the university. Digital utopians have envisioned a world of virtual campuses and “distributed” learning. It’s true that online education has … Continue reading
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What is the value of open education
View A Dave Cormier video. The value of open content, open educating and open learning for @grantpotter and his ETUG presentation.
Modeling Spaces for Self-directed Learning at University Courses
This paper conceptualizes the theoretical framework of modeling learning spaces for self-directed learning at university courses. It binds together two ideas: a) self-directed learners’ common learning spaces may be characterized as abstract niches, b) niche characteristics are collectively determined through … Continue reading
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