The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education
Iterating Toward Openness
JANUARY 13, 2017
This is because books are what economists refer to as private goods, meaning they have two specific characteristics: they are rivalrous and excludable. In no instance did a majority of students or teachers report that the OER were of inferior quality. Adopting OER is a completely different experience.
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