Affordable Learning Ohio Summit showcases initiative’s development
Ohio’s affordable learning efforts continue to gain a foothold throughout the state
Open Educational Resources At Top Hat: Why Free Now Means Free
Top Hat is now offering free access to thousands of OER textbooks and other open educational resources with no platform fee attached. CEO Mike Silagadze explains why Top Hat is taking this critical step to increase the availability of cheaper educational content. Top...
College Libraries Ontario launch OER Toolkit
The Ontario College Libraries’ OER Toolkit has launched and is now available through the Faculty Toolkit in The Learning Portal / Le Portail d’Apprentissage, a collaboration between Ontario college libraries and learning centres and the...
Growing #GoOpen: U.S. Department of Education Announces New Partner and Plans to Expand #GoOpen Network
The U.S. The U.S. Department of Education is excited to announce a new partnership with the education nonprofit, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), to enhance and expand the #GoOpen network. As a #GoOpen partner...
Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free—and Be Financially Sustainable?
From 2006 to 2016, the cost of textbooks increased by 88 percent, more than than nearly any other college student expense—including tuition and fees (63 percent) or on-campus housing (51 percent)—according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From 2006 to 2016, the...