[Oer-community] A good example of the value of visualising global data

[Bernard, NKUYUBWATSI]

Hi Wayne,

This is an excellent interactive map. I like its user-friendliness.

Bernard

On 11/23/12, Wayne Mackintosh <mackintosh.wayne at gmail.com> wrote:
> Without getting into the issues surrounding open data or the use of open
> technologies, here is an powerful example of the value of visualising
> global data.
>
> The UNESCO Institute for Statistics have developed an interactive
> global
> map<http://www.uis.unesco.org/EDUCATION/Pages/international-student-flow-viz.aspx>to
> illustrate: Where do students go to study? Where do they come from?
> based on UIS data.
>
> See: http://goo.gl/tkzML
>
> Choose your country and change the options.
>
> Now imagine what we could do for OER using open data and open source
> technologies.
>
> Wayne
>
>
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