The June 2015 issue of The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL) e-journal touches a variety of themes, including articles that focus on the learner and on teaching, as well as papers about the interdisciplinarity of MOOCs and the definition of ‘digital native’, among other subjects. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Reddit and Weep
Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Ed, 2015/07/23
Kudos to the headline writer for the best pun from the spate of articles surrounding the current controversy at Reddit. The website Reddit calls itself the 'front page of the internet'. Its stories are contributed by thousands of members, and readers can 'vote up' or 'vote down' the story. More...

By Benedict Carey. In the midst of a debate over scientific misconduct, one of the world’s leading scientific journals on Thursday posted the most comprehensive guidelines for the publication of studies in basic science to date, calling for the adoption of clearly defined rules on the sharing of data and methods. More...

By Muhammad Mehmood-Ul-Hassan and Jan De Leeuw. Capacity in science has two key dimensions: the competency to undertake credible research, and the skill to review and assess research for its scientific merit and authenticity. Read more...