open-educational

5 ways to expand federal educational OER


Ed-tech groups rally in support of federally-funded, open educational resources

open-educationalIn a letter sent earlier this month, a group of ed-tech stakeholders urged the Obama administration to make federally-funded educational materials available as Open Educational Resources (OER).

Creating OER, which are free to use, share, and edit, would help increase educators’ access to educational, training, and instructional materials, according to the more than 85 stakeholder organizations that signed the letter.

The letter was a response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s request for suggestions around how to strengthen the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan.

Next page: Five core principles for OER policies

Laura Ascione

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