Federal leaders push for open license educational resources
| Published | 6 August 2015 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Obama administration officials pushed for more online educational content to be licensed for free and made available to the public at an event Wednesday at the New America Foundation.| Keywords | Edtech · Education IT News · K-12 · New America Foundation · Open Educational Resources · policy · White House |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/government-leaders-advocates-push-for-openly-licensed-educational-resources |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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