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OER: The Myth of Commercial Textbook Reliability
Added by Geoff Cain on March 19, 2011 at 10:00am — 3 Comments
OER, Open Textbooks, and Innovation
In a recent blog posting from Cable Green, he posted a note on the new grant from the Dept. of Labor which is requiring an open license on all materials built for the grant,…Added by Geoff Cain on January 22, 2011 at 1:47pm — No Comments
Open Education Resources - Free Math Textbooks
Cable Green was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education in an article called "State of Washington to Offer Online Materials as Texts" by Martha Ann Overland. I loved the article because it promotes all of the things I am so excited about in education right now: free, openly licensed textbooks, open education resources, and the creation of communities that are creating freely accessible learning materials.…
ContinueAdded by Geoff Cain on January 13, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
Ponderous Questions: Why Definitions of "Open" are Important
From Jacky:
"Three questions to ponder this weekend:
- Can one learn about open textbooks by reading tweets?
- What is the purpose of Twitter?
- Can a book licensed as CC BY NC SA be considered open?"
I am not sure if we are meant to begin the discussion here, at Amazon, via email, Google Groups, or the wiki but here is my 2 cents. I think these questions are a good place to start but beneath these questions lie questions about sustainable…
ContinueAdded by Geoff Cain on December 11, 2010 at 1:56pm — No Comments
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Open Education Conference 2012 – Beyond Content
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ODG/COT announces mentoring service at Online Teaching Conference
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Do you need help with editing an open textbook?
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Open Educational Resources on the California Community Colleges YouTube Site
Posted by Blaine Victor Morrow on May 21, 2012 at 11:54am
Open Education Site Dictionary
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New OER Logo
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Four sites worth a visit: textbook at warp speed, UC Irvine courseware, Active Learning, 5 outstanding open textbooks
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WordPress and Pressbooks for Open Textbook Authoring
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Flat World Knowledge Offers New Criminal Justice OER Textbook
Posted by Lisa Storm on January 26, 2012 at 1:40pm — 3 Comments
Mentor Cloud and Open Doors Group / College Open Textbooks Partner to Facilitate Sharing Best Practices
Posted by Jacky Hood on January 26, 2012 at 8:00pm
Washington State Open Course Library hits 10,000 visitors in 11 Days
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COT Adopter Community Grant Awards Announcement
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