On Friday, The Chronicle of Higher Education helpfully distilled some key metrics recently released by edX on their first sixteen MOOCs (8 Things You Should Know About MOOCs). We thought our community might be interested in how the Saylor Academy stacks up (favorably, we believe). We will look specifically at points 1-4; because of our […]
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Following on the heels of the Open Policy Network (OPN) launch, we are pleased to share an opportunity for individuals around the world who are interested in bringing open policy to their fields or institutions. The Institute for Open Leadership is accepting applications through June. The Institute for Open Leadership is a training program to […]
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The Saylor Academy is a member organization of the Open Policy Network. In concert with other members, we are pleased to share the following message. We are excited to announce the launch of the Open Policy Network. The Open Policy Network, or OPN for short, is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to support the creation, […]
The background We are serious about improving the learner experience in Saylor Academy courses. While we are pretty good guessers when it comes to the things that ought to change, the most important input of all will come directly from learners. To play with some ideas, we have created a hosted instance (that is, a Saylor […]
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If you watch our social media streams (of course you do!), you saw mention the other day of a new outfit called Outernet. Their mission is to broadcast open information from space at no cost to the end user; in their words, the program is “the modern version of shortwave radio, or BitTorrent from space.” The concept […]