Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 19, 2008

ZaidLearn: University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE! Global Education On a Dime: A Low-Cost Way to Connect | Edutopia. Huge directory of links to free educational resources–open courseware, open educational resources, and general resources. Mostly higher ed. Learning in the Webiverse: How Do You Grade a Conversation?

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Social Bookmarking OCW Wiki Portfolio 170

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Big publishers are having problems as the cost of distribution goes towards zero and as that brings along a ton of competition from the low end. But all major publications have limitations in that because of the cost, they have to go after large audiences and they need to stay at higher level topics. Total cost: zero.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

Essentially telling the CEO – we’ll produce more and better quality – but it’s not going to cost any more. For a lot of training offerings they will look to keep costs very low – build it fast and inexpensively. So in 2010, you are going to be asked to produce faster, lower cost learning solutions.

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

Kapp Notes

MARCH 9, 2010

The concept seems straightforward--a no brainer, take content that is used by many different organizations, and share it with others so that the overall cost is extremely low or free. discusses the possibility that open content can address a number of issues involved with improving (read "reducing the cost") of education.

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ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

The OER movement was the trigger for the MOOCs then. The allure of reduced cost and wide dissemination of courses with the help of technology can blindside organizations to the actual requirements. The MOOCs evolved and morphed as all things new must going through its various avatars of cMOOCs, xMOOCs, with more to come.

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PKM OER Diversity Training Trust 157

ID Reflections

JUNE 29, 2014

Repeatable tasks are performed more rapidly, with greater accuracy and more cost effectively by machines. And time to production improved. Economy of scale was achieved. Gone are those days and those requirements. Somewhat complicated tasks are being outsourced but even the face of outsourcing is undergoing rapid change.

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Roles Social Media OER Harbinger 167

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 30, 2011

There is no mention for example of the New Zealand based OER University (or its founder Wayne McIntosh) and the ground breaking work they are doing to transform open educational practices in higher education. The challenge , she says, is to capture the potential of technology to both lower costs and improve learning for all.

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Learning with e's

JULY 24, 2010

Before anyone points out the fact that paper based journal cost money to produce, edit, review, print and distribute, I want to make the following points: Most academic journals are run by academics on a voluntary basis - those who review for my journal don't get paid a penny. The real costs come in the production of the paper version.

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Journal OER Social Media Streaming 86

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 22, 2021

The usual arguments for building your own, includes you own 100% of it, scalability without the incurring cost (i.e. user seat costs), it’s free, and is configurable in such a way that connecting with any 3rd party tool or system is doable. . So, there is a cost savings there. Have servers on site? Want a custom domain?

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Kadenze

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Thirdly, Kadenze’s Open Educational Resources (OER) opens up access to the digital learning resources produced by our consortium of university partners for teachers, students and libraries. Kadenze has offered free access to OER content for its educational partners to support their teaching during 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 29, 2011

To help achieve this vision, Mackintosh is setting up the OER University and is evangelistic in his elucidation of this concept. This passion and the reasoning behind OERU has already convinced over a dozen institutions worldwide to commit to the delivery of cost-free accredited degree level programmes online. Conrad Wolfram.

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Games OER Authoring Tools License 75

Gutenberg Technology

JULY 24, 2018

Colleges and universities all over the US are participating in programs that give their students access to open educational resources (OER) in the form of free or very low-cost course materials and tools.

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Open OER Resources Education 51

Hurix Digital

JUNE 3, 2024

Table of Contents: eLearning for Affordable Higher Education: A Cost-Effective Approach Flexibility in eLearning for Higher Education How eLearning Is Paving the Way for Accessible Higher Education?

Education 52

Education OER Diversity Training Simulations 52

Jay Cross

MARCH 13, 2013

Costs are ouf of control. Slash delivery costs by flipping the classroom. Use OER, YouTube, and other online media to present mainstream content. Most traditional content is provided by online sources such as xMOOCs, I Tunes U, OER and similar public resources. Corporate colleges. Students are dissatisfied.

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OER Solution Simulations Mentoring 59

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2013

As for the SPOCS (the newest entry to the whole OER (Open educational resources) world) – I saw no mention of it. But I did hear mention of OER via attendees and a couple of vendors. The data migration time will be long and cost prohibitive – to the client. MOOCs were low as well. Products that Intrigued.

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OER vendor ASTD Education 73

ID Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2016

The economy of “surge pricing” defines the cost. Curate from existing sources – Tap into MOOCs, and other existing OERs. Users – with a single tap on the app – can get a ride. Uber taps into existing resources providing people – both the suppliers and the buyers – with a platform to connect.

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Organizational Learning Course Scanning Community 100

Clive on Learning

MARCH 9, 2010

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. This is not a free service, but it does reduce the costs to any one local authority significantly.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 8, 2019

Open Educational Resources (OER) is digital content available for widespread sharing, redistribution and, in some cases, alteration. They’re free from a cost perspective and also comparable to free speech, in that they shouldn’t be restricted or withheld from people. The concept of ‘open’ educational content is innovative itself.

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ProProfs

JANUARY 31, 2019

Most MOOCs are easily customizable since they are built using open educational resources (OERs). They help overcome numerous training challenges including the need for compliance, language difference, high costs, and knowledge gaps. Room for Customization. Performance Monitoring.

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Diversity Training Compliance Training Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 56

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Option to have one on one coaching/tutor sessions via the product (this is an extra cost). One of the sessions I was in, was a blogger session which included Stephen Downes, a foremost expert on OER (Open Educational Resources). Able to talk into the computer and thus program and have it tie into the correct pronunciations.

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Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 69

KnowledgeOne

JANUARY 13, 2022

Open Educational Resources (OER) are also expected to gain traction this year, with more and more resources being freely available. ” Gamification elements are likely to be more present as well, especially considering the need to generate engagement in online learning environments.

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Blended Learning Trends eLearning Strategy Authoring Tools 52

MagicBox

JUNE 12, 2018

Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the rapidly rising cost of college textbooks. With e-textbooks on tablets costing 50-60% less than print textbooks, cost of an electronic book is usually much lower than the cost of a printed book.

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Digital MagicBox Education Course 45

MagicBox

DECEMBER 5, 2018

costs associated with them because of the re-printing costs involved. Leverage external resources and OERs. training material can be updated quickly and uploaded online. On the contrary, updating printed books have high. Printed books are static, and they are unable to leverage any external resources.

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MagicBox

DECEMBER 5, 2018

On the contrary, updating printed books have high costs associated with them because of the re-printing costs involved. Leverage external resources and OERs. Learning needs are continually evolving which requires an agile system for content updates as well. Digital training material can be updated quickly and uploaded online.

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MagicBox

JUNE 12, 2018

Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the rapidly rising cost of college textbooks. With e-textbooks on tablets costing 50-60% less than print textbooks, cost of an electronic book is usually much lower than the cost of a printed book.

Digital 40

Digital MagicBox Education Course 40

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

MOOCs , OER University, Stanford AI. think they’ll probably need it in a few years, when MOOCs turn into MOCs, though at something less than the current cost of tuition.” Contributed to the UNESCO OER discussion list , February 16, 2009. This model of change is relevant in education today. But it’s getting closer.

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Predictions Internet Open OER 92

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Citing Sir John Daniel's iron triangle, he argued that the biggest challenge for free open worldwide education is to lower the cost while raising the quality of access and quality. It's one that many institutions worldwide would be wise to begin asking themselves. Wayne didn't pull any punches in his keynote.

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License Creative Commons Forum Reputation 86

eLearning Learning Posts

MARCH 16, 2010

Customers are turning to lower-cost, third-party providers. Some key takeaways: Users select tools for specific features they want, that’s their #1 selection criterion - cost figures as #2 Many respondents use multiple tools (typically 4 or more), which often include at least one tool from Adobe. It seems unlikely. March 4, 2010.

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Blended Learning Compliance Training Authoring Tools Instructional Design 43

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

link] December 3-14, 2012 Open Content Licensing for Educators (#OCL4Ed), organized by the OER Foundation, offered online. link] April 16-19, 2013 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care : Improving Quality, Reducing Cost, Saving Lives, London, UK. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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eLearning Conferences Conference Blended Learning Diversity Training 238

eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. Three reasons why I hesitate - Ignatia Webs , September 22, 2010 Unesco is inviting us to jointly discuss OER, so if you are interested, let yourself be heard! concerning OER. Learning is, I think, a highly creative activity. Results of the Experiment.

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Blended Learning PLE Text-to-Speech eLearning Consultant 98

Integranxt

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This article explores five pivotal trends influencing higher education publishing: Open Education Resources (OER), digital resources, personalized learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. Unlike traditional models, OER prioritizes free and adaptable resources that cater to a broad spectrum of learners and educators worldwide.

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OER Trends Education Change 52

Hurix Digital

APRIL 21, 2025

Enables Automation Enhances Security Fosters Scalability Maximizes Cost-Efficiency Provides Insightful Data How Can AI-Native Networking Facilitate Higher Education Institutions? Savings on Tuition Fee Due to their generally lower costs than their on-campus counterparts, online courses and degree programs are more affordable for students.

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Education Diversity Training OER Network 52