[FM Discuss] Summary article on Open Educational Resources

[Andy Oram]

Several people on this list may like the following overview of OER efforts, particularly the highly publicized California law:

http://publius.cc/brief_overview_us_public_policy_oer_californias_community_colleges_obama_ad

One tantalizing passage, which the article doesn't really build on:

OER creates the opportunity for a more fundamental and transformative change: the move from passive consumption of educational resources to the formal engagement of educators and learners in the creative process of education content development itself.

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Andy