Assistant Secretary of State remarks on the importance of OER
| Published | October 2014 |
| Periodical | Volume 2014, Pages blog |
| Publisher | Open Education Consortium: The global network for Open Education |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Governments are increasingly paying attention to the potential of OER to leverage improvements in reach, effectiveness and equality of education. Evan Ryan, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, recently posted on the importance of these resources on the Department of State’s blog.| Keywords | OER · U.S. Open Government National Action Plan · United Nations |
| Other number | October 16, 2014 |
| Refereed | Unknown |
| URL | http://www.oeconsortium.org/assistant-secretary-of-state-remarks-on-the-importance-of-oer/ |
| Access date | October 16, 2014 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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