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The Big Question: how can we leverage open content in workplace learning?

Clive on Learning

The March Big Question on the Learning Circuits Blog asks why it is that open content initiatives such as the OER Commons and the Open Courseware Consortium haven't had a bigger impact. L&d people may simply never get to hear about the free resources available because these are not advertised in magazines or shown at exhibitions.

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14 Articles on MOOCs

Jay Cross

The End of the University as We Know It – Nathan Harden – The American Interest Magazine. Public Purpose Magazine (from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities) Available: [link]. Open All the Way: MOOCs, OER, and Open Education. Karen Doss Bowman (2012, Summer).

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] or [link] December 1, 2010 UNESCO-Commonwealth of Learning Policy Form on Open Educational Resources (OER): Taking OER beyond the OER Community – Policy and Capacity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. link] January 7-12, 2011 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, San Diego, California, USA.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

These were commonly answered during scheduled office hours associated with the course. Prediction #9 => Open Content I’m not sure why this already hasn’t had a bigger impact, but workplace learning is going to start to catch up on the value of OCW and OER. Just visit the OER Commons and Open Courseware Consortium.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Nuts and Bolts: Too Many Tools by Jane Bozarth - Learning Solutions Magazine , September 7, 2010 Cognitive overload – too much information – is one type of problem for learners. Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. concerning OER. Learning is, I think, a highly creative activity.

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Top 40 eLearning Articles and 5 Hot Topics for Early March

eLearning Learning Posts

Nine Information Alternatives to the Now Defunct Training Magazine - Kapp Notes , March 2, 2010 Unfortunately, Training Magazine is folding up shop on its web site, print magazine and conferences. And it’s nice to see that in the hot topics, the Big Question has had an influence. March 4, 2010. March 1, 2010.

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eLearning Conferences 2013

Tony Karrer

December 2012 November 29-December 1, 2012 International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference in conjunction with the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Convention , Atlanta, Georgia, USA. link] December 6-7, 2012 mLearning : Making Learning Mobile, offered by the eLearning Guild, online.