By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Knovation Integration Services Simplifies Access to OER
Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology, 2016/12/22

This is an entrant into the single-signon arena, and it does so by offering easier access to open educational resources (why anyone would need to sign on to access open educational resources is not explained). More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education
Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, OpenBook Publishers, 2016/12/21

Here's some nice year-end reading for you. This collection of essays covers a range of perspectives on open learning around the world. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Open Society Needs Defending
George Soros, Project Syndicate, 2016/12/28

Argument from George Soros to the effect that, yes, the open society needs defending. "Open societies are in crisis," he writes, "and various forms of closed societies – from fascist dictatorships to mafia states – are on the rise." A bit sgtrong but we'll accept thes. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Student Assessment of Quality of Access at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Juliet Obhajajie Inegbedion, Folorunso Israel Adu, Christine Yetunde Ofulue, Open Praxis, 2016/12/27

The more interesting part of this article is in the opening sections as we learn about the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and in particular how it is positioned to meet government objectives of access and open education. More...