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Innovate: Open Source, Openness, and Higher Education
Nova Southeastern University's Fischler School of Education and Human Services online publication Innovate published its final volume in September 2009. The link you have reached is currently inactive. Our team continues to work diligently on preserving as much prior content as possible including links. In the meantime, articles continue to be available at http://www.innovateonline.info
Research Report The Open University has published a research report which is now available online (see link below). The report evaluates the impact OpenLearn has had internally and externally and the challenges that lie ahead in open content and establishing open learning networks.
OpenLearn Research Report published
Caswell
The role of distance education is shifting. Traditionally distance education was limited in the number of people served because of production, reproduction, and distribution costs. Today, while it still costs the university time and money to produce a course, technology has made it such that reproduction costs are almost non-existent. This shift has significant implications, and allows distance educators to play an important role in the fulfillment of the promise of the right to universal education. At little or no cost, universities can make their content available to millions. This content has the potential to substantially improve the quality of life of learners around the world.
2010 Horizon Report » One Year or Less: Open Content
20 Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less The movement toward open content reflects a growing shift in the way academics in many parts of the world are conceptualizing education to a view that is more about the process of learning than the information conveyed in their courses.Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and individuals are sharing their digital learning resources over the Internet, openly and for free, as Open Educational Resources (OER).