Edsurge
APRIL 19, 2022
These days low-cost alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, are getting a boost as a potential solution. Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Iterating Toward Openness
AUGUST 31, 2022
This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”
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Iterating Toward Openness
JUNE 28, 2016
Of critical importance is the fact that neither MIT nor any of the hundreds of other schools that launched OCW initiatives has ever reported suffering a decrease in enrollments because of its program of open sharing. And there are many reasons to believe that their efforts in creating and sharing OER actually advanced their core missions.
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2020
31, 2020 , and the platform will likely shutter before then, says Ben-Naim, who adds that he and a small staff will help customers transition and move their content to another platform. Department of Education to improve access to open-licensed educational materials, or OER. Flash will be sunsetted on Dec.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
There are plans to add web-based registration, orientation, attendance services, and a more expansive OER library before 2020. online education presidential task force and plans to issue a report (along with other CUNY college officials) detailing online education expansion plans in the near future. “If According to.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 29, 2016
Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. ” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article.
Doug Levin
APRIL 23, 2017
Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. Strong opinions may be weakly held.
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