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Some Very Bad News about the UNESCO OER Recommendation

Iterating Toward Openness

I recently wrote a brief essay about the wonderful new UNESCO OER Recommendation. For those of you who don’t want to read the full analysis below, here’s the key takeaway: Imagine what would happen if making copies of OER was illegal. Under the definition of OER now adopted unanimously by UNESCO member states, it can be.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. School administration software-maker Connexeo has raised $110 million from Great Hill Partners. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Economy by 2030.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” The discussion forum software maker has raised $2.4 . “Big claims leave educators with more questions than answers.” ” Imperil!! million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. Ponddy Education has raised $6 million for its language learning software from Chenco Holding Company, Osnaburge Ventures LLC, and the MIC Ponddy AR Fund. ” “How to Ungrade ” by UMW’s Jesse Stommel. million total.