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OER: Some Questions and Answers

Iterating Toward Openness

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. It should be obvious to anyone that the features of instructional materials that effectively support learning (e.g.,

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Comments on the US DoEd Proposed Rule – Open Textbook Pilot Program

Iterating Toward Openness

Another 75 million learners freely accessed the open educational resources on our website in 2019. It is also true that the overwhelming majority of non-LMS technology platforms that provide adaptive, assessment, and other complementary capabilities are neither openly licensed nor freely available. The Definition of “Open Textbook”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55 ” From Mindwires Consulting: “ e-Literate Big Picture: LMS.”