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?OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. Here’s Why They Should

Edsurge

With course materials averaging around $1,200 per year , many colleges over the past decade have adopted open educational resources (OER) to cut costs for students. One review offers evidence that students using OER as their primary course material sometimes perform better.) This isn’t uncommon.

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Campus Tech Leaders Report More Support for Free Educational Materials

Wired Campus

“The OER movement is still young.” That number has doubled since 2011 and more than tripled since 2010. “The next level up,” he added, “is mobile learning and the role that mobile apps might play in that.” IT leaders’ No. Those changes reflect campuses playing catch-up, Mr. Green said.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with 'e's

blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. 2) You wrote a book on being a digital scholar in 2011. 6) There has been at least 20 years of research into online learning, and over 40 years of research into distance education.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. The Flipped Classroom".

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The NAACP endorses OER. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” a month.). Accreditation and Certification.