Colleges should embrace open educational resources – experts
| Published | 22 April 2016 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Experts on a panel about OER in higher education said people need to raise awareness of open, digital content that is available as an alternative to costly textbooks.| Keywords | Education IT News · higher education · Open Educational Resources |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/higher-education-institutions-should-embrace-open-educational-resources-panelists |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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