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opencontent I’ve finally made some time to contribute another installment in my ongoing conversation with Steve Carson about the value of open educational resources. I think OER are like toothbrushes. Once upon a time there was a non-profit organization dedicated to oral hygiene. This organization applied for and received a large, multi-year grant to give away … Read more
Headline says it all. After much unhappiness from the community, the Department of Labor has eased the SCORM requirement on the $2B in funding for OER development announced recently. The new guidelines for promoting interoperability are here: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-10-03-AMENDMENT1_2-8-11.pdf
I frequently hear people attempt to equate the open education movement with socialism. After all, the logic goes, what could possibly be more socialist than freely sharing things with everyone? The attempt to characterize the entire movement in a single assertion assumes a uniformity within the movement that anyone working in OER knows does not … Read more