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I was recently asked to contribute a brief piece on the topic “Will Online Courses Transform Education?” for the Deseret News, a Utah newspaper. They ran the piece today; I’m syndicating it here for those of you who don’t read the DesNews. Readers of my blog will have heard me say much of it before, … Read more

I’ve finally made some time to contribute another installment in my ongoing conversation with Steve Carson about the value of open educational resources. I think OER are like toothbrushes. Once upon a time there was a non-profit organization dedicated to oral hygiene. This organization applied for and received a large, multi-year grant to give away … Read more

Headline says it all. After much unhappiness from the community, the Department of Labor has eased the SCORM requirement on the $2B in funding for OER development announced recently. The new guidelines for promoting interoperability are here: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-10-03-AMENDMENT1_2-8-11.pdf