It seems that UK institutions have pulled together to create a common MOOC platform called FutureLearn. Lire la suite

The American Library Association just published a report by Canadian librarian Carmen Kazakoff-Lane called “Environmental Scan of OERs, MOOCs, and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries’ Impact on Open Education” (pdf). Of particular interest is the 6-page bibliography (which I will reproduce in the comments section of this post). Lire la suite

On the MOOC thread, I noticed this session on Library related MOOCs. Lire la suite

I just listened to a great podcast from Educause with e-Learning Librarian at Wake Forest University Kyle Denlinger by Gerry Bayne (about 20 minutes). It covers an information literacy MOOC for alumni & parents of students – a great way to reach out to an extended community, impress the Provost and schmooze with potential donors. […] Lire la suite

Interesting press release from the FemTechNet Commons about a new approach to open education: do it in a network! From their press release: FemTechNet, a network of feminist scholars and educators, is launching a new model for online learning at 15 higher education institutions this fall. The DOCC, or Distributed Open Collaborative Course, is a […] Lire la suite

According to Radio-Canada, local business university HÉC Montréal launches three open courses on the SAKAI platform. The courses are, in French, Intro to Marketing, Understanding Financial Statements and Economic Policy Analysis. Lire la suite

The Association of Research Libraries has issued a brief discussing legal and policy issues of MOOCs. Legal issues focus on copyright. The conclusion summarizes the issues at had for research libraries: It should be clear from the preceding discussion that libraries have a significant stake in the way their parent and partner institutions approach the […] Lire la suite

A recent blog post from Inside Higher Ed pointed me in the direction of this open course or MOOC: Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success / http://events.blackboard.com/open I could not resist the temptation to enroll despite the fact that I have a pretty full plate for the next few weeks. By the way, […] Lire la suite