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For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving. But fans of OER are increasingly facing a problem.
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That would include smart teaching methodologies, personalizedlearning, and providing an improved learning experience to every student. When we talk of remodeling the academic system, it is not only about higher education; the K12 learning system, too, needs to welcome this change.
For boosting student retention and success and reducing costs by embracing online OER textbooks Northern Arizona University. For delivering online accelerated degree programs targeted to adult women and addressing the achievement gap for underrepresented populations of adult women Cerritos College. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards.
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