How OER can help overcome the higher education equity barrier
| Published | 5 March 2018 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
In addition to spreading access to knowledge, the digital-focused education tools can help lower the cost of education for students, experts say.| Keywords | Department of Education · Digital Equity · Edtech · Education IT News · higher education · Ohio State University · Open Educational Resources · OpenStax · SPARC · SXSW EDU · SXSW EDU 2018 |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/how-open-education-resources-can-help-overcome-the-higher-education-equity-barrier |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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