'Open' Education & Training Update - March 2015

Looking over the recent news items posted about free and 'open source' Education solutions, the following items caught my attention which might also be of interest to you. For example:

• U.S. Education Department planning 'open' online skills academy
• 'Code for India' launches free, 'open' educational portal called 'Skill Up India'
• Purdue University expands use of open source software and cuts costs
• Open Source Enters More Classroom of Educational Institutes
• 'Open Access' Textbooks: An Easy Choice
• Putting a Major Dent in College Costs Using 'Open Access' Textbooks
• Connect globally, educate openly: Open Education Week 2015

For more information on 'Open Education' Technology and Solutions, check out the COSI 'Open' Education web site and share what you find with others as you see fit.

* BTW - What do you know about Linus Torvald, Linux and the Global 'Open' Movement? Take a few minutes and view the following YouTube Video