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Open-Sourcing Education to Bolster Engagement and Educator Collaboration | AdvancED

Open-Sourcing Education to Bolster Engagement and Educator Collaboration | AdvancED | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
The study of open education practice has shown how open educational resources (OER)— freely available materials that can be downloaded, distributed, adapted, and openly shared to better serve all students (see box)—accelerates systemic change in curriculum and instruction, as well as enhanced learning for students by embedding participatory processes of content collaboration and sharing into the evaluation and use of these resources.
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How are Open Access and MOOCS disrupting the academic community in different ways?

How are Open Access and MOOCS disrupting the academic community in different ways? | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
"Supporters of open academic content have long touted its ability to widen the impact and productivity of scholarship while relieving cost pressures in academia. While the development of open access (OA) publishing and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been labeled a disruption to publishing and the academic community, this study finds that OA has a more tempered impact on scholarship while the impact of MOOCs on teaching is more severe.Click here to edit the content."  [SAGE Open]
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