The OER Knowledge Cloud: Districts Put Open Educational Resources To Work; Two School Systems Weigh Impact Of Efforts

Districts Put Open Educational Resources to Work; Two school systems weigh impact of efforts

Published	2015
Journal	Education Week
Publisher	Editorial Projects in Education

ABSTRACT

A growing number of educators and policymakers are being drawn to open educational resources, convinced that the free, malleable, and shareable academic content offers advantages that traditional commercial materials cannot [...]

Keywords

cost · Open Educational Resources · policy · school districts

ISSN	0277-4232
Rights	Copyright of Education Week is the property of Editorial Projects in Education Inc.
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