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George Siemens and David Wiley Join Forces for a MOOC About Open Education

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Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. This October, two open education pioneers are teaming up to pilot a new edX course titled “ Introduction to Open Education ” with hopes to amplify and answer some of these questions.

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We Should Pause and Ask the Question

Iterating Toward Openness

It started out as a question about OER, but has moved on to a conversation about the purposes of open more generally. In theory, when it comes to educational resources nothing could possibly provide more access to more people than openly licensed source code to an LMS, website, online teaching system, and camera ready textbook.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

EDUCATION & TEACHING (29). University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Prior Learning Assessment for Educators and Industry. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. University of California, Irvine via Coursera.

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The design and future of open education: Curtis Bonk on Future Trends Forum

Bryan Alexander

” What does open education mean for higher education? We then asked the audience to pick which aspect of open education we should pursue: psychology, design, personalization, professional development, adult learners, motivations, audiences, global perspectives, or cultural sensitivity?

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

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Saddle Up for Silicon Slopes! Our Guide to the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

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This week, many of the education industry’s bigwigs are planning their annual pilgrimage to the next “ tech mecca ” of America. Luminaries in the edtech industry, including Richard Culatta (ISTE CEO and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education) and David Wiley (the. Don’t worry.