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Beyond free courses and resources: 4 takeaways about the future (or the present) of open education
May 1, 2026
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Jackie Bucio, Medium, Creative Commons: We Like to Share, May 01, 2026 This post is a mixture of reflections from an ICDE conference last November, but the main message centers around an alternative vision for AI in education: This vision moves beyond simply deploying AI, to focusing on its ethical and innovative application in the very design of two-way-learning experiences.
I agree, and like the author, it is my experience with MOOCs that makes this clear. Learners are not passive recipients of technology but active agents who bend platforms to their will... These 'hacks' expose a critical gap between how educational technology is designed and how it is actually used. They indicate that effective learner-centric design requires observing and empowering user behavior, not just building more (AI) features just because we can. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]
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