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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
OK, how often have we heard this mantra? "Our goal is to turn experts into rock stars by providing an open platform that helps them scale their expertise, build their personal brands and earn a living teaching over the web." In an era when we are moving away from the star system (and even further away from publishers who promote these stars) this website things it can centralize and commodify teaching. They have a manifesto, too, but it reads to me like they don't really tolerate dissent. Via

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