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Post #4: OER



  • Open education helps provide a free, high quality education to anyone online. Open content sets out the rules for what can and cannot be done with content. Open content typically includes information, images, or videos. The first part of the Open Source Initiative requires that all open content can be freely freely distributed. According to this article on WhatIs.com, Wikipedia is one of the largest online resources that contains open content. Open sources are software that are available to anyone online. Open sources such as Moodle take pride in being readily available for educators to download and use. 
  •  Open education is beneficial because it gives students who might not have the access to a high quality education in a physical setting to learn whatever they want online. Most open educational resources are available for free online. Examples of OER include: online videos, podcasts, online courses, etc. According to an article published by Education Week, OER are materials that anyone can use for either instructional or learning purposes. Federal law such as the Every Student Succeeds Act encourages OER as a way to help students learn even more. 
  • Check out my comments on Kinsley's blog and Karla's blog.

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  1. Madison RattnerJune 16, 2019 at 4:58 PM

    I love Moodle! It is definitely going to be my go-to in my classroom. I also think open education is beneficial, and super helpful especially when you take online classes and may not have as much face-to-face classroom time.

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