In Germany, OER remains largely a grass-roots phenomenon, but policy interest is rising
Published | November 2014 |
Type of work | Newsletter |
Periodical | Volume 2014, Pages 6th November, 2014 |
Publisher | Open Education Consortium: The Global Network for Open Education |
Country | Germany, Europe |
Keywords | government policy · OER policy · open textbooks |
Other number | November 19, 2014 |
Refereed | Does not apply |
Rights | by/4.0 |
URL | http://www.oeconsortium.org/in-germany-oer-remains-largely-a-grass-roots-phenomenon-but-policy-interest-is-rising/ |
Access date | November 19, 2014 |
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