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Publication Date: 2007
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Places to Go: OpenLearn
Downes, Stephen
Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v3 n2 Dec 2006-Jan 2007
In response to the rise in learning institutions making materials available online, Open University has created OpenLearn, a site that offers entire course materials to its users. In this article, Stephen Downes takes a tour of this site, commenting on its academic components as well as its pedagogical possibilities. Going a step beyond what most other comparable sites offer, OpenLearn encourages the sharing and remixing of course materials; moreover, the availability and range of community tools it offers, including discussion forums, Web-based videoconferencing, and instant messaging, creates a network of support for its users. Downes propounds that the properties of Open Learn will, in fact, set a new standard for open access.
Descriptors: Open Universities, Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Teleconferencing, Synchronous Communication, Technology Uses in Education
Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Nova Southeastern University, 1750 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Tel: 800-986-3223; e-mail: innovate@nova.edu; Web site: http://innovateonline.info
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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