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Students are opting out of purchasing textbooks because of cost — how OERs fit in

Students are opting out of purchasing textbooks because of cost — how OERs fit in | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it

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Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup

Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it
Explore this educator's guide to open educational resources for information about online repositories, curriculum-sharing websites, sources for lesson plans and activities, and open alternatives to textbooks.

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Making sense of open educational resources | Tony Bates

Making sense of open educational resources | Tony Bates | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it

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WSIS Knowledge Communities - UNESCO

WSIS Knowledge Communities - UNESCO | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public domain or released with an open property license (such as Creative Commons).


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Truly Open OER: A Manifesto for Ethical and Effective Open Educational Resource Libraries

Truly Open OER: A Manifesto for Ethical and Effective Open Educational Resource Libraries | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it
Truly Open OER: A Manifesto for Ethical and Effective Open Educational Resource Libraries - Adam Blum, CEO, OpenEd I just got back from Berlin where I gave a keynote at OpenSym. OpenSym is

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1100 Free Online Courses from Top Universities

1100 Free Online Courses from Top Universities | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it
Download 1,100 free courses from Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and other great universities to your computer or mobile device. Over 30,000 hours of free audio & video lectures.

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Commonwealth of Learning - Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning: Open Educational Resources and Change in Higher Education: Reflections from Practice

Commonwealth of Learning - Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning: Open Educational Resources and Change in Higher Education: Reflections from Practice | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it

In the last decade in particular, the promotion, sharing and use of open educational resources (OER) have been growing exponentially. However, as with any new phenomenon or paradigm, our knowledge of OER’s ramifications and achievements to date necessarily lags behind actual developments.


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What can be done to encourage HEIs to embrace open learning resources?

What can be done to encourage HEIs to embrace open learning resources? | Training and Assessment Innovation | Scoop.it
Why don't we talk more about collaborative production of learning materials?
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