Comment Re:The MIT's OCWP is great,but the OU is better IM (Score 1) 167
Thanks for your reply. I would like to make two points in reply.
One is that the OU is looking into ways to be able to operate more globally and so more opportunities will open up.
The second is that open educational resources (e.g. OpenLearn, MIT and Connexions and more coming all the time) are only part of the story, with other parts being support and a qualification at the end. At the moment I think that people are working more on freeing resources but down the line I expect that someone will find ways to give credit for working through open content.
I agree that for many the qualification provides the motivation that is needed to do all the hard work needed to learn from degree level material.
One is that the OU is looking into ways to be able to operate more globally and so more opportunities will open up.
The second is that open educational resources (e.g. OpenLearn, MIT and Connexions and more coming all the time) are only part of the story, with other parts being support and a qualification at the end. At the moment I think that people are working more on freeing resources but down the line I expect that someone will find ways to give credit for working through open content.
I agree that for many the qualification provides the motivation that is needed to do all the hard work needed to learn from degree level material.
