Duval, Erik and Wiley, David A.

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Wiley, David A.

A brief history of OER, followed by a discussion of the current state of OER trends as well as information on OER development and use.

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UNESCO

In a unprecedented move, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last year announced that it will put online the substance of nearly all its courses during the coming few years. As the number of academic courses ...

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Hilton, John; Robinson, T.; Wiley, David A.; Ackerman, J.

Textbooks represent a significant portion of the overall cost of higher education in the United States. The burden of these costs is typically shouldered by students, those who support them, and the taxpayers who fund ...

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Hilton, John Levi; Wiley, David A.

Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially ...

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Duval, Erik; Ternier, Stefaan; Wolpers, Martin; Najjar, Jehad; et al.

We believe that the open educational resources movement focuses too much on one of the three important aspects for openness, i.e. open content. In order to take full advantage of the open educational resources, ...

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Hilton, John Levi; Wiley, David A.; Lutz, Neil

An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are ...

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Robinson, T J.; Fischer, L.; Wiley, David A.; Hilton, J.

Given the increasing costs associated with commercial textbooks and decreasing financial support of public schools, it is important to better understand the impacts of open educational resources on student outcomes. The ...

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Green, Cable; Illowsky, Barbara; Wiley, David A.; Ernst, David; et al.

Building on open educational resources (OER), open educational practices seek to fully use the potential inherent in OER to support learning and to help students both contribute to knowledge and construct their own ...

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Wiley, David A.; Robinson, Jared; Clark, Phil; Gaudet, Donna; et al.

The high cost of textbooks is of concern not only to college students but also to society as a whole. Open textbooks promise the same educational benefits as traditional textbooks; however, their efficacy remains ...

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Downes, Stephen; Wiley, David A.

A conversation between Stephen Downes and David Wiley on the subject of open educational resources. Topics covered include: • What are OERs and Why do we want Them? What's Our Objective Here? • Providing Learning ...

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