2011 The Year of Open
Paul Stacey,
Musings on the edtech frontier,
Dec 23, 2011
Paul Stacey authors an almost-definitive account of 'the year of open' that we have just experienced, documenting such initiatives as the adoption of Creative Commons and creation of open data portals by governments, the mainstreaming of MOOCs by big name institutions such as University of Mary Washington and Stanford University, the launch of MITx, the opening of content by museums and libraries, the UNESCO-COL Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education, the creation of hundreds of millions of open resources by individuals, the ideas of citizen science and citizen journalism, the concept of a JAMs for open engagement ("A JAM is a a non-linear moderated discussion of fixed duration that is part creative brainstorming, part active dialogue, and part focus group"), the embrace of open by LMS vendors, the American Community College and Career Training grants totaling $2 billion over four years for open content, the bringing to life of the OER university (OERu), and (believe it or not) much more. I think those of us who have worked toward these outcomes for a very long time can take significant satisfaction in these developments.
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