[okfn-discuss] Open University

[Michael Bauer]

Chris,

Taking content online is a trend right now (nytimes about it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/education/colleges-turn-to-crowd-sourcing-courses.html?pagewanted=all)

One thing to keep in mind: it goes even further when metadata and ideally
courses are licensed openly (see TED talks for example - releasing their
talks with CC license gained them huge popularity with the brand stronger
than ever before.)

So yes a Universitys role changes: From closed doors to open to everyone -
if you produce great open online stuff - students will seek you out in
person. 

Michael

On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 10:26:54PM +0100, Chris Monaghan wrote:
> Hey folks
> 
> I'm a student and work at a systems design company in the Netherlands. Next
> week I'm going to meet the head Utrecht University, where I go to school,
> and had a lot I want to discuss with him about open data, open courses, and
> a university's changing role. But I wanted to condense my thoughts, and
> thought this community to be a great source of insight for what I should
> focus on when I speak with him.
> 
> Any feedback or suggestions you can provide would be really appreciated,
> and I'll keep those who email me informed about the outcome of the meeting.
> 
> Best wishes
> Chris Monaghan
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