Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning

http://www.ted.com Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

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[readchomsky]

I didn't know that Kevin Spacey was also an innovator in the field of education.

[diwueyttx7]

Connexions is amazing! There is ton of development going on and it really is exciting. epub format export coming soon!

[oOoironhideoOo]

you go there and argue with SOPA !

[MrPEDOCTOR]

I like this video

[realmadrid330]

I hate you Rechard, our english teacher wants us to write an essay about this video, I am really facing hard time now in getting ideas ):

[SIriusness0]

@DamionCrane

If you're a fan of King you should actually look up Dean Koontz considering this is where he got most of his inspiration from.

[DamionCrane]

I am an aspiring writer, you see, and a fan of King, Rowling, Zusak, Chopra and others. The mere thought of writers having to work for free scares me. I hope that you will escuse my vehemence on the subject

[DamionCrane]

I believe that the state should be obligated to pay for its own education (the education of its children) with its own money (taxpayer's money) but this should be done only for books that need to taken to school every day, or read from in order to pass an exam. I'm not saying that its writers should not get paid, but that the state should be the ones to pay them, not the students. As for PLEASURE reading... well... obiously one would have to pay for that themselves.

[DamionCrane]

@mickehill Now, friend, we are on the same page. Books that children need to haul to school every day should not need to be paid for by their parents. I live in the Caribbean, in a country called trinidad and tobago, and i can only speak for my country, not for America.

[Andreasoxfan]

@DamionCrane I think you are missing the point. I hope to clarify. First, have you had to pay for a college textbook in the past two years? If so, you would immediadely recall the COST of the 188 page paperback that will be useless in 6 months because McGraw Hill will publish a new edition of the same worthless crap that our schools are obligated to make required reading. Why aren't we training our children to use the internet...since the whole working world revolves around it?

[DamionCrane]

Lol you don't get it... Art is worth something. it would never do to have people produce something and not get paid for it. it takes work. it takes talent. why should the people who have what it takes to make these things not make money??