Open Educational Resources Will Evolve to Address the Problems We Hire Them to Solve – Education Next : Education Next
Today, open educational resources (OER) are an increasingly common feature in the K–12 education ecosystem. As one example, consider the popularity of Khan Academy, whose library of practice activities and videos are accessed each month by over 10 million users around the world and in many schools across the United States. Similarly, as school systems have struggled with implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), many have adopted Engage New York, an openly-accessible, CCSS-aligned curriculum developed by the state of New York.
I’ve been researching open educational resources (OER) and they look to be a great way to supplement the great teaching already taking place..