Professors Say Massive Open Online Courses Threaten Academic Freedom

McGruber writes "The Chronicle of Higher Education has the news that American Association of University Professors (AAUP) believes that faculty members' copyrights and academic freedom are being threatened by colleges claiming ownership of the massive open online courses their instructors have developed. The AAUP plans this year to undertake a campaign to urge professors to get protections of their intellectual-property rights included in their contracts and faculty handbooks. According to former AAUP President Cory Nelson, 'If we lose the battle over intellectual property, it's over. Being a professor will no longer be a professional career or a professional identity,' and faculty members will instead essentially find themselves working in 'a service industry.' [Just like their graduate students?]"

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Re:It's the SCO effect

[ebno-10db]

"Professors Say Massive Open Online Courses Threaten Academic Freedom" : LOL , more like threaten future royalties.

The mods here today are seriously into censorship. This is the 2nd post I've seen go from at least a +1 to a -1 for no good reason. Caustic doesn't mean troll or flamebait. The PP is obviously on-topic and expresses a view without any Slashdot style "you must be an idiot" or similar such "debate techniques".

Re:It's the SCO effect

[Anonymous Coward]

meta-meta-moderation -1, off-topic