Exclusive: Former Education Dept. advisor brings OER skills to Mass. school
| Published | 8 August 2016 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Andrew Marcinek, who led the Open Educational Resources movement at the Department of Education, will put his experience into practice as CIO at Worcester Academy.| Keywords | Department of Education · Education IT News · K-12 · OER · OER policy · Open Educational Resources |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/exclusive-former-education-dept-advisor-brings-open-ed-resources-skills-to-mass-school |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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