Open Access and Education: a work in progress
Open Access and Education: a work in progress
Last week, Oct. 21-27, the International Open Access Week was celebrated: a global event, now in its 6th year, promoting Open Access as a new norm in scolarship and research. The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya[…]
‘An Industry of Mediocrity’ & Change from Outside?
By BILL KELLER, NYT, 20.10.2013 “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach teaching.” This sounds like a scary aphorism, however, National Council on[…]
The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to…
Today, 11 October 2013, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). It appeared as a big disappointment to people who voted otherwise: The[…]
October 1- United Nations International Day of Older Persons
“By 2050, the number of older persons will be twice the number of children in developed countries, and the number of older persons in developing countries is expected to double. This trend will have profound[…]
The European Commission launches “Opening Up Education” to challenge the lack of digitalization of Education
According to the European Commission’s data, education throughout the European Union is far from reaching the digital penetration which is needed to guarantee that students acquire the digital skills that are increasingly indispensable. The Commission[…]
The Wert Law and the ‘Mcdonalization’ of Spanish -and Catalan- education
The law adopted by the Spanish Government, to take effect on 2014 – 2015 (known as Wert Law), has caused a heated public debate in Spain. We came across an essay of Ferran Ruiz Tarragó,[…]
A University’s Offer of Credit for a MOOC Gets No Takers
By Steve Kolowich, July 8, 2013 It was big news last fall when Colorado State University-Global Campus became the first college in the United States to grant credit to students who passed a MOOC, or[…]
MOOCs and Economic Reality
In the article of Mo., July 8, Clay Shirky argues that it is impossible to understand what’s happening with MOOCs without understanding what’s happened to higher education in general. During the last 40 years, the[…]
Roundtable: Opening UP Higher Education: Open Content, Open Networked Learning, MOOCs, Open Business – What to Expect? What to Be Ready For?
On June 25th, the Chair organised a Roundtable on Open Education & MOOCs with the title: Opening UP Higher Education: Open Content, Open Networked Learning, MOOCs, Open Business – What to Expect? What to[…]
Jornada: MOOCs – Reptes i Oportunitats per a les Universitats (Síntesi)
Avui dia 26 de juny hem assistit a una jornada sobre MOOCs convocada per l’Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques (ACUP). El seminari ha portat per títol: MOOCs – Reptes i Oportunitats per a les Universitats L’objectiu[…]