“Oer Misunderstandings” Hechinger Report | Resource Room Dot Net Blog

Three Misunderstandings about Open Educational Resources  — HOoray for not calling them “myths” First — that the main benefit it saving money.   Okay, sorry guys but this quote is laughable: “In reality, every district we know approaches open educational resources with a single goal: to accelerate student learning by bringing the highest-quality instructional materials into classrooms. ”   Sorry, money *is* a factor.  Still, as the report goes on to say, the commercial materials aren’t meeting needs. They really aren’t very good. Also — yes, the OER are  “open,” so they can be adapted.