I worry when the government mandates technology, but I don’t hate this idea. I’m looking forward to this. The publishers are going to have to turn into digital media companies. Publishing these types of materials is going to be extremely difficult.
I’m hoping beyond hope that they will include the ability for teachers to integrate their own materials and web-based materials.
OpenClass can be used “absolutely for free,” says Adrian Sannier, senior vice president of product at Pearson. “No licensing costs, no costs for maintenance, and no costs for hosting. So this is a freer offer than Moodle is. It’s a freer offer than any other in the space.
Color me intrigued. I would ditch my Moodle in a second for a better option. Of course, I don’t know how much of this hype. The system could suck. Anyone out there with some experience?
They say that they are taking a cue from Google, but that’s not really the case. They are taking there cue from Apple (at least originally). It’s all about the content. Come inside for free and while you are here can I offer you some books at a nominal fee?
I’m going in eyes wide open, but I’ll certainly go in
Open Access Does Not Equal More Citations, Study Finds
April 1, 2011, 4:12 pm
A new study suggests that while open access appears to increase the readership of scholarly articles, it doesn’t increase how often they’re cited.
The study stands in contrast with earlier research that suggested open-access articles were referenced by other scholars more frequently.
Philip M. Davis, a postdoctoral associate in the department of communication at Cornell University, was given access to 36 subscription-based journals produced by seven different publishers. In 2007 and early 2008, he randomly made approximately 20 percent of their articles free.
I find this counter-intuitive, but it’s an interesting finding.
I think that one of the ways that we (academics) can push open publication is to show that it results in a greater number of citations, thus impact factor. If this is the case, authors will favor open journals; thus, open journals will have access to better articles.
If findings like this prove to be accurate, that could frustrate a move to open journals. However, I have to guess that, to a certain extent, it is going to happen regardless.