Video 1 for Open Education Week
Why should we be open? Here’s answer #1, with more to come later this week.
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On Quoting and Misquoting
The New York Times today ran a story by Tamar Lewin about badges and the future of credentialing. Several quotes attributed to me were featured in the article. Unfortunately for me, I did not ask “Who needs a university anymore?” as the article states I did. Reporters just can’t seem to help themselves when it … Read more
Don’t Whine, Compete!
In describing commercial publishers’ response to the open textbook bill in Washington state, Cable Green hits the nail on the head: Publishers are desperate to maintain the huge profit margins they make for essentially packaging the same content in new wrappers year after year. If their quality is indeed as superior as they claim, they … Read more