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'Opening up Education' – frequently asked questions - EU News

'Opening up Education' – frequently asked questions - EU News | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Opening up education means bringing the digital revolution into education. Digital technologies allow all individuals to learn, anywhere, anytime, through any device, with the support of anyone.

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Working Group Stories: Open Design & Hardware, Open Economics ...

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Last week we published updates from the Public Domain, Open Sustainability and Open Education Working Groups. Look out for more stories next month, to keep up-to-date with the buzzing brilliance of the Network.
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Commission launches 'Opening up Education' to boost innovation and digital ... - EU News

Commission launches 'Opening up Education' to boost innovation and digital ... - EU News | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

More than 60% of nine year olds in the EU are in schools which are still not digitally equipped. The European Commission today unveils 'Opening up Education', an action plan to tackle this and other digital problems which are hampering schools and universities from delivering high quality education and the digital skills which 90% of jobs will require by 2020. To help kick-off the initiative, the Commission today launches a new website, Open Education Europa, which will allow students, practitioners and educational institutions to share free-to-use open educational resources.

Daniella Broomberg's curator insight, September 28, 2013 5:31 PM

This article provides an interesting persepective. While schools in Europe aim to bring technology into education, South Africa can barely provide students with a desk and chair.