The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education -- Contents -- Introduction to the Open Learning World -- COOL SUMMER DIGS -- THE PREMISE -- TEN OPENERS: (WE-ALL-LEARN) -- WHERE IS PLATO WHEN YOU NEED HIM? -- THIS IS NOT YOUR PARENT'S EDUCATION -- ENHANCE, EXTEND, TRANSFORM, AND SHARE LEARNING -- WE ALL NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPEN EDUCATIONAL WORLD -- EMBEDDED STORIES -- WE-ALL-LEARN -- Chapter 1: We All Learn -- I USTREAMED YOUR USTREAM: NOW THAT'S A TWITTER OF AN IDEA! -- THE WEB OF LEARNING -- FLAT, SPIKY, AND OPEN -- THE WEB 2.0 -- DECLARING THE WORLD OPEN FOR EDUCATION -- NOW WE-ALL-LEARN -- TEN OPENERS: (WE-ALL-LEARN) -- Chapter 2: To Search and to Scan: Opener #1: Web Searching in the World of E-Books -- FROM TERAFLOPS TO PETAFLOPS TO FINGERTIP KNOWLEDGE -- BOB AND TOM FINGERTIPPING PRESIDENTS -- A WASTE OF BANDWIDTH? -- FASTER THAN A FORD? -- ABOUT TO BE GOOGLE-IZED -- THE GREAT GOOGLE SCANNING PROJECT -- ALIGNING AGAINST GOOGLE -- ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE-WRITING BOOKS FOR THE WORLD -- BLOWING DANDELIONS -- THE END OF THIS SEARCH -- Chapter 3: E-Demand Around the Globe: Opener #2: E-Learning and Blended Learning -- A COURSE FUNERAL? -- THE GROWTH OF E-LEARNING AND BLENDED LEARNING -- E-LEARNING IN SCHOOLS -- E-LEARNING IN FOR-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES -- E-LEARNING IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY -- INTERNATIONAL E-LEARNING -- RESISTANCE AND RECAP -- Chapter 4: It's a Free Software World After All: Opener #3: Availability of Open Source and Free Software -- FREE! -- GIVING BIRTH TO FREE AND OPEN SOFTWARE -- OPEN SOURCE AND FREE SOFTWARE FOR ALL -- Chapter 5: MIT in Every Home: Opener #4: Leveraged Resources and OpenCourseWare -- MIT'S IN ''VEST'' MENT IN OPENCOURSEWARE -- PAKISTAN'S MIT -- OOPS, DID I MEAN TO SHARE THAT? -- OCW OFFSPRING -- OPEN ACCESS IS A HUMAN RIGHT.

Chapter 6: Portals for the People: Opener #5: Learning Object Repositories and Portals -- THAT'S A LOT OF CALAMARI! -- SEND ME TO THE MOOM -- DIGITIZING DARWIN -- THE PLOS FACTOR: OPEN ACCESS SCIENCE JOURNALS -- STILL IN A STATE OF CONFUSION? -- Chapter 7: Making a Contribution: Opener #6: Learner Participation in Open Information Communities -- AN HOUR IN SAN FRANCISCO -- 2.0 DOWNES TO GO -- WEB 2.0 OVERFLOW -- YOU CAN YOUTUBE TOO! -- YOUTUBE: A COMMON CRAFT -- DANCING MATT: FROM TECHIE TO TRAVELER TO TUBER TO TEACHER -- FISCHING FOR DATA -- WESCH-LING WITH YOUTUBE -- TEACHERTUBE? -- PROFESSOR CELEBRITIES -- CHASING JACK BUT FINDING GODWIN -- INTERACTIVE VIDEOCONFERENCING -- LET'S WRAP UP THIS VIDEO -- WIKIWIKI -- PARTICIPATORY E-BOOKS -- TRIPPING INTO SCRIBD -- IT'S A LIBRARY THING -- TIME TO PARTICIPATE -- Chapter 8: Collaborate or Die!: Opener #7: Electronic Collaboration and Interaction -- INSPIRATION FOR COLLABORATION -- PURCHASING PENGUIN PALS -- JUST 1KG MORE! -- RAISING GLOBAL ePALS -- FLAT CLASSROOMS -- A COLLABORATIVE PATH -- Chapter 9: Who Are You?: Opener #8: Alternative Reality Learning -- A LEARNING BEST BUY -- GET A (SECOND) LIFE! -- SERIOUS GAMING? -- WHAT'S NEXT? -- Chapter 10: U-Learning?: Opener #9: Real-Time Mobility and Portability -- YES, U CAN LEARN -- I'M LEARNING 2! -- I NEED MY CHUMBY -- iPODDING ALONG -- ZIPPING INTO AN IPHONE -- TWITTER CRITTERS -- A LIVE SCRIBE -- MOBILE GIVEAWAYS IN NORTH AMERICA -- M-JAPAN: MOBBING AND MIXI-ING -- M-KOREA: IT'S A CYWORLD AFTER ALL -- M-AFRICA: THE LAND OF LEAPFROGGING -- M-LATIN AMERICA: THE POCKET SCHOOL -- M-WORKERS -- ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD -- MOBILE REFLECTIONS -- Chapter 11: Learning at Your Service: Opener #10: Networks of Personalized Learning -- THE NETWORKED SOCIETY -- SAVING ''FACE''BOOK -- WILLIAM PENN HAD A BLOG -- NO PEEPS FROM YOU! -- A VIRTUAL WORLD BRIDGE.

THE LANGUAGES OF THE WEB -- ADDING FLAVORS FROM YOUR FRIENDS ABROAD -- CAN I HAVE A REFILL AND A CHINESEPOD? -- SO EC TO SHOW YOU THE COFFEE -- THE DELHI TUTOR -- MENTOR AND TUTOR REFLECTIONS -- THIS IS GETTING PERSONAL! -- Chapter 12: The Treasures and Traps of This Open Learning World -- DO WE-ALL-LEARN? -- THE WEB OF LEARNING AWAITS -- ENVISIONING A MORE PERSONALIZED AGE OF LEARNING -- THE WORLD IS OPEN! -- THE DEADLY DOZEN -- CONVERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS -- HEROES, GURUS, AND REVOLUTIONARIES OF THE SHARED INTERNET -- OPENING UP FRIEDMAN'S FLATTER WORLD -- NOTHING REALLY NEW HERE! -- AUDIENCES OF THE OPEN WORLD -- EXPECTATIONS MATTER! -- WHAT CAN YOU DO? -- TEN OPENERS: (WE-ALL-LEARN) -- THIS IS NOT PLATO'S PLANET -- Acknowledgments -- The Author -- Endnotes -- Index.