METRO hosts OER panel
| Secondary title | Leveraging Open Educational Resources (OER) in the Classroom and Beyond |
| Published | 12 November 2015 |
| Type of work | Review of panel presentation |
| Conference | Library Journal |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
The article offers information on a panel discussion titled "Leveraging Open Educational Resources (OER) in the Classroom and Beyond," organized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) on November 2, 2015.| Keywords | conference panel · open access · Open Educational Resources |
| Published at | New York |
| Rights | Copyright of Library Journal is the property of Media Source, Inc. |
| URL | https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/11/oa/metro-hosts-panel-on-open-ed-resources/#_ |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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