Hosted by Science2Society, this full day of interactive workshops and talks will showcase tangible mechanisms for facilitating stakeholder interaction to ensure science’s impact on society and the markets. More...
Open-access row prompts editorial board of Elsevier journal to resign
The editorial board of an influential scientometrics journal — the Journal of Informetrics — has resigned in protest over the open-access policies of its publisher, Elsevier, and launched a competing publication. More...
OpenClassrooms raises $60m for expansion
By . Online learning platform OpenClassrooms has announced it has raised nearly $60m in a second round of funding, led by global equity group General Atlantic. More...
Future of Open Innovation Practices Day on February 13 in Cambridge
2018 review of online learning: open pedagogy
How to tackle grade inflation? Open university exams to all
Grade inflation is one of the hardy perennials of education stories. And in recent years universities as well as schools have increasingly come under the spotlight. More...
OER Cost Assessment Strategies
Techno-News Blog. Seemingly, OER are good for faculty, students, and college administrators; so why isn’t every college implementing OER as a priority project? The short answer is that OER cost is just the beginning. More...
Inclusive and Open Pedagogies
Techno-News Blog. Is an open pedagogy an inclusive pedagogy? Is an inclusive pedagogy an open pedagogy? Given so many pedagogies, is there a common thread? On the surface, we tend to think of both of these pedagogies in support of increased access to content. More...
For higher ed, investing in OER pays eventual dividends
Techno-News Blog. Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative increased the number of students enrolling in open education resources-based courses. More...