New Website for OER-Brazil Project
Last week, Carolina Rossini announced a new Open Educational Resources project website: “we aim to provide vast information on OER for Portuguese speakers. We have developed a large FAQ, pointed to...
View ArticleOpen Access Textbook Legislation Advances in California
The California Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill (SB 1053) that would create an digital library of openly available textbooks, and would allow students to buy hard copies for $20. The textbooks will...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Unanimously Passes Legislation to Create Open Access...
The California legislature has unanimously passed two bills sponsored by Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg aimed at developing free textbooks for students the state university system....
View ArticleGovernor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law to provide open access textbooks to students in the University of California university system. SB 1052, establishes the...
View ArticleSome Examples of Resistance to Open Education
Open Education has a long history, and recent developments in open licensing and technology have taken the movement to a tipping point. “Open” has become the buzz word in many educational communities,...
View ArticleOER Law Passes in São Paulo, Awaits Governor’s Signature
On December 20, the state of São Paulo approved PL 989/2011, which establishes a policy of Open Educational Resources. Article one holds that educational resources developed by the government “should...
View ArticleSão Paulo State Governor Vetoes Open Educational Resources Bill
[Reposted from Recursos Educacionais Abertos. Authored by Carolina Rossini, Priscila Gonsales and Debora Sebriam. Translated by Carolina Rossini (CC-BY)] We are sorry communicate that the São Paulo...
View ArticleOpen Education Week: March 11-15
Open Education Week is taking place from 11-15 March 2013 online and in locally hosted events around the world. The purpose of Open Education Week is to raise awareness of the open education movement...
View ArticleSecond Annual Open Education Week Highlights Educational Opportunities...
OCW Consortium Press Release Contact: Mary Lou Forward +1 802 347.1373 mlforward@ocwconsortium.org Newton, MA (March 4, 2013) – The second annual Open Education week will take place March 11-15, 2013....
View ArticleCalifornia Unveils Bill to Provide Openly Licensed, Online College Courses...
[Cable Green, CC-BY, Creative Commons] Today California (CA) Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (author of the CA open textbook legislation) announced that SB 520 will be amended to provide...
View ArticleOpen Education Around the World – A 2013 Open Education Week Summary
[Blog post by Creative Commons, (CC-BY)] Creative Commons congratulates all those who participated in the second annual Open Education Week March 11-15, 2013. It’s impressive to see how global open...
View ArticleOpen Educational Resources – A Nigerian Perspective
[Reposted from the Afro-Leo blog (CC-BY)] From IP commenttator Chijioke Ifeoma Okorie comes another guest post, this time addressing a sensitive cultural and commercial issue with strong copyright...
View ArticleIndian Ministry of Human Resource Development Launches the National...
[Reposted NROER, Link, (CC-BY-SA)] The National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) is a collaborative platform, involving each and every one of us interested in children, teachers and...
View ArticleReflections on our OER policy workshop in Berlin
Reposted from Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe, Link (CC-BY-SA) A week ago, the European Commission launched the “Opening Up Education” initiative, a proposal for modernizing the European...
View ArticleOpen Educational Resources in Poland: Challenges and Opportunities
[UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education] A new country report on Open Educational Resources in Poland has been published by IITE. The authors Kamil Sliwowski and Karolina Grodecka...
View ArticleStatement by CCUSA Director Michael Carroll on the Introduction of the...
[Creative Commons U.S.A. Link (CC-BY)] Yesterday, Representatives Hinojosa and Miller introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act. The text mirrors that of the Senate bill introduced last week by...
View ArticleDigital School e-textbooks program: a year and a half later
[Centrum Cyfrowe, Link (CC-BY)] In 2012, Poland launched the “Digital School” program, an initiative to expand the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in K-12 schools. This program...
View ArticleObama Wants to Expand Access to College. He Should Support the Affordable...
Today, President and First Lady Obama met with university and higher education leaders to promote efforts “to help more students afford and graduate from college with the skills they need.” A White...
View ArticleSenators Durbin and Franken’s Letter Seeking Support for Open Textbooks...
Textbook costs are often substantial for stunts and can be a barrier to attaining a college education. According to the college Board, the average student spent $1,200 on college books and supplies...
View Article“Really Open Education”– Reflections from Creative Commons Policy Debate
[CC European Open Education Policy Project, Link, (CC-BY)] On the 18th of February, Creative Commons organized a debate on „Really Open Education. Domestic Policies for Open Educational Resources”,...
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