[Oer-community] A reflection

[Wayne Mackintosh]

Hi Zaid,

As you may well know, there are a growing number of individuals who are
working on the concept of an Open and Networked PhD (ONPhD) on WikiVersity.
This is an interesting concept. To quote from the Wikiversity page:

"*An ONPhD does not require affiliation to a university, but does require
the publication of a thesis, that is assessed by peers to criteria. To date
an ONPhD is not recognised as a PhD, but we do hope to establish a process
where it can be shown to be equivalent to, if not an improvement on, the
traditional PhD criteria and assessment."*

See: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy

In an open world -- there is freedom of choice insofar learning is
concerned.

Wayne

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