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Going All in on OER

From consideration to commitment Last spring, I joined a campus mentoring cohort that paid a generous stipend to consider the possibility of integrating open educational

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New Higher Ed Survey: OER May Triple in Use as Primary Courseware Within Five Years

Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education have the potential to triple in use as primary courseware over the next five years, from 4 percent to 12 percent, according to a survey of more than 500 faculty by Cengage Learning. In addition, the use of OER for supplemental learning materials may nearly quadruple in size, from 5 percent to 19 percent. These and other findings are available in a new report, Open Educational Resources (OER) and the Evolving Higher Education Landscape.

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