Exclusive: Education officials to announce access to openly licensed content for educators
| Published | 27 October 2015 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
The Department of Education, along with major technology companies, are slated to announce that federally funded educational materials will be openly licensed to the public.| Keywords | blended learning · Department of Education · Digital Equity · Education IT News · Learning Accelerator · OER · Open Educational Resources · policy · SETDA |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/education-officials-to-announce-access-to-openly-licensed-content-for-educators |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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