Two weeks from today, we will hold a long overdue “office hours”* session via Google Hangout on Air. We will take questions before and during the hangout, and the video will be archived for those who are not able to watch it live. Expect updates about our website, our tech, our courses, our certificates, and our […]
Tag: Open Education
The start of a whole new year!
While not all of our friends are using the same calendar as we are, and many are a few hours ahead of us in time, the year begins anew for us on the eastern coast of the U.S. in just a few hours. The start of a whole new year! But we will not be […]
Quick reactions from Open Ed 2014
Some of our team spent Wednesday through Friday of last week at the “family reunion” of the open education community, the 2014 Open Education Conference (just down the road from our offices, as luck would have it). In addition to sponsoring, volunteering, and presenting in several sessions, we spent the days hearing a few score speakers […]
Access to Saylor Academy site and services for students in Cuba, Iran, and Sudan
Starting late yesterday, students visiting our site from Cuba, Iran, and Sudan will get no farther than our firewall. Due to sanctions levied by the United States government, we are currently unable to offer our education services, including discussion forums and course certificates, to students within Cuba, Iran, and Sudan. We are taking these actions […]
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Thoughts on the one-year bachelors degree, MOOCs, success, community, and nonprofit education
In the midst of the recent craze and controversy about free online learning, Jonathan Haber wanted to see things from the learner’s perspective. He undertook a daunting project: earn the equivalent of a four-year philosophy degree* in just a quarter of the time. He documented everything at Degree of Freedom, and recently recapped his experience […]