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Learning before the 21st century was mostly about accessing and retaining theories, facts and figures; now it is mostly about applying theories, facts and figures in creative and critical ways to solve problems and advance society. 
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Commentary: edWeb.net’s Stacey Pusey urges getting community buy-in and considering unique student needs before foregoing traditional textbooks.
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"Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving. But fans of OER are increasingly facing a problem. While OER started off as free online textbooks, it still costs money to produce these materials, and professors often need guidance finding which ones are high quality."
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"When professors shift to assigning Open Educational Resources instead of publisher-produced textbooks, the move typically saves students money (and it can be a significant amount). But OER is not free, since it costs money to develop the materials, takes time for professors to evaluate and adopt them, and typically involves other campus-support services as well."
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From
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Schools using Microsoft's OneNote and Forms will be able to tap into award-winning curricula from Open Up Resources for free.
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"While many in higher education have long seen the potential of open educational resources (OER), the process of acceptance and integration into the academic mainstream has been slow."
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Higher ed faculty are increasingly turning to OpenStax for low-cost, openly licensed printed and digital materials for their students.
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OER alone won’t drive transformative change to the learning experience. So how can companies and publishers add value for education?
Presenters's curator insight,
November 1, 2017 2:57 PM
"Todos los que están en la educaciĂłn tienen la responsabilidad de convertir el aprendizaje en más asequible sin sacrificar la calidad". Esta frase que mantienen investigadores y la OER (Open Education Resources) se resume en los cuatro puntos de este artĂculo que podrĂan reducir los costes.
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"Here’s a trivia question for you: which American organization has produced the largest number of open textbooks? Here’s a hint: they’ve produced more than double the number of books created by the next largest producer. Here’s another hint: they haven’t created a new open textbook since 2012."
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While many faculty are enthusiastic users of OER in their classrooms, others are still wary of the quality and effectiveness of free online course materials.
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The use of open educational resources could be at a turning point: It's beginning to shake off its fringe reputation and gain greater recognition among faculty and department heads. A recent Babson Survey Research Group study found "steady growth in awareness" among these individuals and predicted that adoption growth could accelerate.
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While colleges and universities have a well-deserved reputation for being ahead of the curve in many areas, their willingness to be at the forefront of innovative technologies often flies under the radar. And yet, many higher-ed institutions have shown a readiness to embrace new technologies to better support students and faculty. Such is the case with open source virtualization software.
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Congress puts money behind a new Education Department project to support open educational resources.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
Microsoft also recently announced that it would integrate OER curricula into Office 365 apps. https://goo.gl/RDGLXg
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The #GoOpen commitment aims to replace at least one textbook with OER within one year and share best practices with other school districts.
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The number of faculty members choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks has nearly doubled in the last year, but awareness over all remains low.
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In order to be open it is critical that educators have the skills to find and use Creative Commons licensed materials so they do not infringe on Copyright.
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