Open-Sourcing Education to Bolster Engagement and Educator Collaboration | AdvancED | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
The study of open education practice has shown how open educational resources (OER)— freely available materials that can be downloaded, distributed, adapted, and openly shared to better serve all students (see box)—accelerates systemic change in curriculum and instruction, as well as enhanced learning for students by embedding participatory processes of content collaboration and sharing into the evaluation and use of these resources.