New and Improved MIT OpenCourseWare Courses

MIT OpenCourseWare is launching five new courses today that mark a new model for one of the world’s premier open educational resources. These OCW Scholar courses are designed for use by independent learners, and like the other material made available through MIT OCW, are freely available for anyone to pursue.

Via New MIT OpenCourseWare Initiative Aims to Improve Independent Online Learning.

The 5 OCW Scholar courses currently available are:

What? No Macramé course? Pfff… ;)

Montréal Ouvert

We are a citizen initiative that promotes open access to civic information for the region of Montreal.

We believe open access to civic information and data increases civic engagement, makes services more accessible, and creates opportunities for innovation.

Through this space we hope to initiate and sustain a productive dialogue on open access between stakeholders for the benefit of all Montréalers.

Via Montreal Ouvert: About Us.