UNESCO-COL Chair for OER interviewed about the OERu

[Wayne Mackintosh]

Alternative Ways to Earn Your Degree: Discussing OER University with Rory McGreal

Imagine you're out learning 'in the wild' - picking up skills from the multitude of free, online resources available from MIT, Yale, Carnegie Mellon and other institutions. Wouldn't it be great if you could get recognizable credit for your self-directed learning? OER University (OERu) is the game-changer you've been looking for, and Education-Portal.com learned from UNESCO-COL Chair on OER, Professor Rory McGreal that plans are underway for a range of degrees.

Rory McGreal, Board member of the OER Foundation is interviewed by Education-Portal.com on the OERu. 

Read more:

http://education-portal.com/articles/Alternative_Ways_To_Earn_Your_Degree_Discussing_OER_University_with_Rory_McGreal.html

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