As Grants Run Out, Universities Pony Up Cash for OpenCourseWare - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"On Monday more than a dozen universities and groups pledged a total of $350,000 over five years to support the OpenCourseWare Consortium, an association that promotes the publication of free content like lecture videos, assignments, and syllabi. The donors...include the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and the University of Michigan. Their money will support an association focused on helping new members get projects off the ground, sharing best practices, and promoting global awareness of open educational resources...."