Guest blog: MOOCs: Disruptor or Indicator of Something Deeper?
Introduction
I don't usually do guest blogs, and when I do it's always because I know they will be of the highest quality - and...
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What I learned from the Open Textbook Summit
BCcampus (2014) Five lessons learned at the Open Textbooks Summit Vancouver BC: BCcampus
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Kiczcales, G. (2014) Online to improve on-campus Digital Learning Blog, UBC, Vancouver BC, April 14.
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The...