The time, effort and money that learners invest in their education need to be matched by commensurate learning experiences, improved use of technology in learning, and effective methods of delivery, all underpinned by sustainable business models. What will be the place of open educational resources and other kinds of free, shared, low cost or informal support and organisation in good provision? Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. MORE >>

What I like already: Oldsmooc is using different online environments At point of registration the registering participants are asked some relevant questions (type of learner, experience with online learning/learning design,) they provide badges , embedded in parts of the learning environment the fact that they start on a Thursday (leaving the weekend as work time for those in full time jobs) visible resources they have asked Martin Hawkey to strengthen their analytic approach. education curriculum design design mooc instructional design oldsmooc higher education MORE >>

Special Themed Issue on Creativity and Open Educational Resources (OER) Fostering Creativity – The Use of Open Educational Resources The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning announces a special issue for Summer 2011 entitled "Fostering Creativity – The Use of Open Educational Resources". This call links creativity with OER, so will be fun to write. Underneath you will find the synopsis on the call, for more information you can take a look at the website. Papers can be either single or multiple authored. MORE >>

Contributors to this report have provided examples of innovative and exciting research projects and practical applications for mobile learning in a location-sensitive setting, including the sharing of good practice and the key findings that have resulted from this work. There’s some really nice work in the report, including case studies from maths, geography, psychology, architecture, Geocaching, zoo education and ethical issues with location-based mobile learning. Tags: augmented learning mobile augmented reality research mobile learning future of education MORE >>

Now, as in a dream come true I am researching right at the center of that same institution and … even bigger news: they are starting up their own MOOC platform, the so called FutureLearn ! Forget mobile enabled, bring mobile learning at the core of the design, as well as content and learner activity and this will result in more course engagement ( more on that tomorrow, will share some of my research on that topic ). They understand Open Educational Resources, online dynamics, getting learners accustomed with online learning. So will it work? MORE >>