Open access to scholarly publications
Jaschil, S. (2009) Split over open access Inside Higher Education, June 4
More pressure for open access for all scholarly publications of research funded by...
OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans
Farnsworth, A. (2009) OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans Christian Science Monitor, May 13
A slightly more-in-depth-than-usual newspaper article on open educational resources.
Sustainable Open Source Solutions for Africa – Myth or Reality?
e-Learning Africa (2009) Sustainable Open Source Solutions for Africa – Myth or Reality? e-Learning Africa Newsportal April 7
Interesting contributions from speakers at the e-Learning...
New standards to facilitate e-learning
Carter, D. (2009) New standards to facilitate learning e-School News March 31
'A consortium of educators and technology executives has developed a common set of...
Boston University Endorses Free Online Research Access
Associated Press (2009) 'Boston University Endorses Free Online Research Access' Boston Herald.com, Feb 17
Another example of the 'open access' movement in education
European open content initiative
Garner, M. (2009) The University of Europe: accessible to all Guardian Newspaper, Jan 19,
This U.K. newspaper report indicates that in the UK, the Joint...
Free Online Course Initiative in Taiwan
Schaffhauser, D. (2009) Taiwan Higher Ed Consortium Launches Free Online Course Initiative Campus Campus Technology, Jan 7
A description of an open educational resource initiative...
Openness and the Future of Higher Education: A call for papers
NOTE: now published as Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009: click here to access the issue
This Call for Papers is for a theme issue of...
Publishing meets e-learning
In an expert session “Publishing Meets E-Learning” at Online Educa Berlin on Friday, December 5, from 11:45 – 13:15., the European Learning Industry Group...
Competing in a Global Economy Through Open Education
Michael King, Vice President, IBM Education Industry will be a keynote at Online Educa Berlin 2008. He will be speaking on the following...