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Key Factors to Consider in Educational Resources Licensing

Kitaboo

With that said, the creators of this online courseware – whether or not they are concerned with retaining the IP rights – must understand how educational resources licensing works. Understanding licensing helps them create online courseware that is capable of delivering the desired educational impact to the masses. What is OER?

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Maximizing Learning Potential with Open Educational Resources

Kitaboo

In a world where education is rapidly evolving, Open Educational Resources (OERs) have emerged as a game-changer. A recent survey by NCBI shows a staggering 91% of respondents actively engaging with OERs. Yet, despite these impressive figures, OERs remain underutilized in many regions globally.

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Trend Towards Open Educational Resources and Publishing OER

Gutenberg Technology

Colleges and universities all over the US are participating in programs that give their students access to open educational resources (OER) in the form of free or very low-cost course materials and tools.

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Open all OERs

Learning with e's

Dr Stella Anthony (Australian Universities Network for Quality Assurance) gave the opening presentation for the event, and spoke about the opportunities and challenges of OERs in higher education. It is all a matter of granularity, with Open Courseware the most contextualised. I touched on the synergy between Web 2.0

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Free Learning

Tony Karrer

Harold Jarche had a great post If learning was free that raises questions that need to be continually asked by learning and development around the issues of Free. How differentiated is the content that we produce from all of the Free Learning that's otherwise available? OCW, OER) as part of their internal learning.

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How Can K-12 Publishers Adapt in the Digital Era

Kitaboo

Students can access more than 20,000 course materials— courseware, eBooks, online homework and study tools, across more than 70 disciplines and 675 courses. Publish Superior Content Than OERs. Publishers must be aware of the free learning resources available on the internet- Open Educational Resources (OERs).

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo

Students can access more than 20,000 course materials— courseware, eBooks, online homework and study tools, across more than 70 disciplines and 675 courses. These are basically free. Although rentals are a good option approved by educational institutes, OER is yet to be widely accepted by educational institutes.