The OER Knowledge Cloud: In Germany, OER Remains Largely A Grass-roots Phenomenon, But Policy Interest Is Rising

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
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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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