Open Education – How does open access to resources impact educational practices?

A web space dedicated to the exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas related to the shift of resources to practices in terms of Open education.

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United Kingdom

Patrick McAndrew, professor at the UK’s Open University and author of the article “...

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International

More than 5,000 participants from 138 countries participated in the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas’ Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization”, making it the largest class to date held by...

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International

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Open University are conducting an international survey, as part of the project Open Resources: Influence on Learners and Educators (ORIOLE).

Top Events

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Country: International
Online
: Creative Commons
The future of Open is a dynamic landscape, ripe with opportunities to increase civic engagement, literacy, and innovation. Towards this goal, the Science Program at Creative Commons is teaming up with the Open Knowledge Foundation and members of the...
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Country: International
Global
: Open Schoolware consortium
This year Open Education Week takes places on March 11-15 and features a series of events, workshops, project showcases, and webinars from around the world. If you care about sharing knowledge, reducing barriers to educational access, and helping to...
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Country: Germany
Am PC mit Internet-Anschluss!
: Skillsoft NETg GmbH
Die weltweit führenden Zertifizierungsprogramme sind PMI und PRINCE2. Hierfür bietet Skillsoft ein Online-Trainingsportal, mit dem die Projektmanagement-Zertifizierung erfolgreich umgesetzt werden kann. Versch. Online-Lernressourcen (z. B. eLearning...

Highlighted Blog posts

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Calls & Announcements
The call for papers deadline for eLearning Papers on MOOCs and Beyond has been extended until April 8th.   Educators today are confronted with several questions regarding MOOCs. These include: What role do they play in the undergraduate degree...
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Calls & Announcements
There is a need to constantly facilitate the learning of a dispersed population with bigger agility and speed. What can educational technology, more specific distance education / e-learning combined with open education movement bring to the table...

Highlighted articles

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Training & Work
This article was originally published on the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Volume 14, Issue, 1.
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Schools
Tel Amiel
This article was originally published on the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Volume 14, Issue, 1.

Highlighted Materials

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Publication | Official Document
The 2012 Paris OER Declaration was formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources  Congress held at the UNESCO Headquarters in June 2012.
International
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Organization | Online Universities
Oceans Solutions is a free 6-week online course offered by the University of Western Australia (UWA) Class2Go programme and taught by Carlos M. Duarte, Director of the Oceans Institute and Research Professor with the Spanish National Research...
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Top community projects

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Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Pan European
weSPOT aims at promoting scientific inquiry in the classroom by relating scientific concepts to personal curiosity, experiences, and reasoning. 
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TRANSVERSAL PROGRAMME
International
The overall aim of OPAL is to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning by enhancing the quantity and quality of Open Educational Resources that can be incorporated into higher education and further education provision.

Videos

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27 March 2013
This open course platform provides a structured course environment that features multimedia...
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19 March 2013
An Open Resource about Open Resources, the School of Open is a grassroots project that organizes...
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18 February 2013
Is reading a "Cinderella skill?" One that just sits in the background? Watch on for this valuable...
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18 February 2013
David Wiley, professor at Brigham Young University, offers this brief, 15-minute, overview of Open...
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12 February 2013
John Willinsky, who serves on the faculty of the Stanford University School of Education,...
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12 February 2013
How can open education movements avoid repeating the mistakes of flawed computer-aided instruction...
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30 January 2013
The research report -- OER in the Dutch Educational Landscape -- produced by the Dutch Open...
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25 January 2013
Excerpts from an interview with Dave Cormier and Helen Keegan on the use of open educational...
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16 January 2013
This video shows some tips on how to find the proper OER you need: know some reputable OER sites,...