Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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OER Course Resources Libraries 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine. The secret to its swift entry into publishing was OER (open education resources). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 116

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

Our first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and our library since scaled to more than 20 books for college and AP courses used by hundreds of thousands of students. It’s difficult to find an OER initiative that doesn’t make use of their materials. They estimate their materials have been used by 3.5

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OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER). In the next couple of months it will continue building its technology and adding to its library of content. Educators can customize courses and monitor student progress.

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OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We also replaced the $150 textbook we were using with open education resources (OER). Watkins: A challenge has been to ensure that all students have the technical tools to successfully use the adaptive technology. In addition, our libraries operate a laptop loan program that allows students to “check out” computers.

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Learning OER Software Course 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? And it has also launched OpenNow, its own OER with courses starting at $30 per course and is accessible within a Cengage Unlimited subscription. a semester.

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OER Education MOOC Adaptive Learning 16

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” The School Library Journal reports that “ New York DOE Green Lights Amazon eBook Deal.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

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Education Pearson Report Company 46