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How an OER Rookie Dove Deep Into a Zero-Cost Textbook Degree Program

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The initiative intends to create degree pathways with courses that only use open educational resources, known as OER, so students don’t have to spend money on class materials. College of the Canyons’ history with OER starts before Anagnonson’s dabble, however. Using OER in those courses, she added, “really started out of necessity.”

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. OER and open books also help keep course materials more affordable for students.

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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

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As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). Khosla is the founder and CEO of CK-12 , the 30-person nonprofit that she started in 2007 to deliver free digital books, particularly on math and science topics.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The NAACP endorses OER. ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” There have been several stories recently calling the Google Books project a failure. .” (“What do we really know about the value of prekindergarten?” ” Nope.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” ” ’Tis the season for publishing books on “ grit.” More via The New York Times. More via Politico.