Government support for open educational resources: Policy, funding, and strategies
| Published | June 2014 |
| Type of work | Special Issue - Open Educational Resources: Opening Access to Knowledge |
| Journal | IRRODL Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 67-80 |
| Editors | McGreal, Rory and Conrad, Dianne |
ABSTRACT
Foundations like Hewlett, Mellon, and Gates provided start-up funding and support that nurtured the field of open educational resources (OER) from infancy to a robust early adolescence characterized by energy and idealism (Casserly & Smith, 2008). However, foundation grants typically focus on establishing exemplars and cannot be relied on for sustaining ongoing operations or generating widespread adoption. One strategy for sustaining and expanding OER is for governments and public funding to take over from the early stage funding foundations provided (Stacey, 2010).| Keywords | OER · OER funding · OER policy · OER strategies |
| Published at | Athabasca, Alberta |
| ISSN | 1492-3831 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by/4.0 |
| URL | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1537 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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