Iiyoshi, T. and Kumar, M. (eds.) (2008) Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008
This is a collection of 30 essays by leaders in the “open” movement. A Creative Commons copy of the book can be downloaded at no cost thanks to support from the Carnegie Foundation. You can listen to an interview on the Educause Live! website with M. S. Vijay Kumar, Senior Associate Dean and Director, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, MIT and the co-editor of Opening Up Education about the publication and the group that put it together. A summary of the presentation and link to listen to the interview:
Thanks to Laura Proctor, ETUG, British Columbia, for this reference.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
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