Just a quick pointer to what I think is going to be a great read. “The Tower and the Cloud” is a new publication by EDUCAUSE, which looks at the impact of cloud computing on higher education. The book is divided into broad sections, each containing several chapters, with each chapter written by a different author who is a prominent figure in the field of e-learning.
I’m particularly keen on the section, Open Information, Open Content, Open Source, containing the following chapters (I’ve linked to the downloadable chapters):
- Cultural and Organizational Drivers of Open Educational Content
- Challenges and Opportunities of Open Source in Higher Education
- Who Puts the Education into Open Educational Content?
The book is available as a free download, as well as a paid-for hardcopy that can be shipped internationally, and is published under a Creative Commons license. I’m really looking forward to reading this.
Note: EDUCAUSE is a “…nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology”.