Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?
Iterating Toward Openness
DECEMBER 3, 2015
The recently published OER strategy document , as informative as it is, reads more like a list of issues and opportunities than what Michael Feldstein describes as “ rungs on a ladder of ambition.” Each individual faculty member has to make their own choice to adopt open educational resources instead of commercial materials.
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
This group of older borrowers collectively hold $247 billion in student debt, an amount that has roughly tripled since 2003.” Stephen Downes and David Wiley debate OER : “The Cost Trap, Part 3” by David Wiley. “The Real Goal of Open Educational Resources” by Stephen Downes.
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