Schools that #GoOpen should #GoOpenSource | Opensource.com

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-09-02

Summary:

"The #GoOpen campaign is a terrific first step toward open education. It raises awareness of alternatives to costly and inflexible textbooks and provokes conversations about the nature of curriculum platforms and vendors. But to #GoOpen is to go only part way. Schools with the courage to embrace OER materials can amplify cost savings and student learning when they #GoOpenSource."

Link:

https://opensource.com/education/16/8/open-source-textbooks

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ยป lkfitz's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.textbooks oa.prices oa.usa oa.government oa.oer oa.advocacy oa.usa.pa oa.floss oa.software oa.tools oa.courseware oa.infrastructure oa.students oa.code4oa oa.resources oa.books

Date tagged:

09/02/2016, 10:23

Date published:

09/02/2016, 06:23