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Four MOOCs to Rule Them All?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sean Connor

A recent graphic (‘Major Players in the MOOC Universe‘, pictured) from the Chronicle of Higher Education has caused a small stir, mainly by those who feel left out (*cough, cough*). Some others, though, took umbrage at the inclusion of Khan Academy as a “MOOC”. A glance at the comments reveals at least a few raised eyebrows in […]

Response to Michael Cusumano – “Are the Costs of ‘Free’ Too High in Online Education?”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Admin Admin

This post is by Sarah Foregger, Ph.D., a consultant for the Saylor Foundation in the Communication discipline. Dr. Foregger taught for several years at the University of San Diego and has worked in consulting since 2012. By Sarah Foregger, Ph.D. “We need not fear that democratizing knowledge will cheapen its worth.” In an article published […]

Open Education Week – March 11-15!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Sean Connor

Open Education Week kicks off starting Monday, with lots of events for all to enjoy online. For more information, including a schedule, go right to the source at www.openeducationweek.org. From this page, you can find a link for a mobile-optimized OEW schedule, as well as subscription links for all the popular calendars. Want more info […]

Snapshot: Devon Ritter, Secret Identity Revealed?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Marissa Citro

For the second edition of our new series of Saylor.org staff interviews, we spoke with Devon Ritter, our Special Projects Administrator. Hello Devon. Hi. So, can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Sure. well, like today’s D.C., I am sort of from all over the place. I grew up in, and identify […]

School of Open launches Monday with Open Education Week!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Sean Connor

An announcement* from our friends: The School of Open is launching beginning this Monday for Open Education Week, March 11-15. A community of volunteers from P2PU, Creative Commons, Open.Michigan, and Wikimedia will offer free online courses on copyright, CC licenses, Wikipedia, open science, open data, open video formats, and more. The main site has the digs on […]