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The Way Forward: OER’s Value Proposition

The Way Forward: OER’s Value Proposition. Barbara Chow Director, Education Program The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Policy Forum. Taking the Open Educational Resources (OER) Beyond the OER Community: Policy and Capacity December 1, 2010. OER Value Proposition Governmental Support.

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The Way Forward: OER’s Value Proposition

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  1. The Way Forward:OER’s Value Proposition Barbara Chow Director, Education Program The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation • Policy Forum Taking the Open Educational Resources (OER) Beyond the OER Community: Policy and Capacity December 1, 2010

  2. OER Value Proposition Governmental Support OVERVIEW

  3. Radically Reduced Costs http://idletogether.com/flexbook-the-must-have-component-for-flex/

  4. ContinuousImprovement http://khanacademy.org/faq.jsp

  5. LearningEfficiency http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/publications/71

  6. Accessibility for All

  7. Localization and Personalization

  8. What can governments do to support OER? • Facilitate sustainable implementation • Create incentives for development and re-use • Remove barriers to OER adoption • Fund infrastructure to increase access • Integrate openness as a component of public policy • Require all publicly funded materials to carry a public license • Publish educational research through open access journals • Make more data publicly available • Support open source software

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