The State of Open Access by Shauna Gordon-McKeon To celebrate Open Access Week last month, we asked people four questions about the state of open access and how its changing….
Continue readingFrom the Creative Commons blog: Diane Peters, November 25th, 2013 We proudly introduce our 4.0 licenses, now available for adoption worldwide. The 4.0 licenses — more than two years in…
Continue readingPress release from Senator Durbin’s office: The cost of new textbooks has increased 82%, three times faster than inflation, over the last decade [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin…
Continue readingMind the gap: 2013 Wiley survey reveals generational differences in authors’ open access views and experience Verity Warne Divisional Marketing Manager, Open Access We have just announced the results of…
Continue readingPosted 7 Oct 2013 by Devon Hanel A recent study funded by the European Commission and undertaken by analysts at Science-Metrix, a Montreal-based company that assesses science and technology organizations,…
Continue readingRory McGreal, UNESCO/COL Chair in OER at Athabasca University, recently shared that the university press at Athabasca has published the first in a series of open textbooks, available for free…
Continue readingThe P2PU team is announcing the the next offering of the Mechanical MOOC: A Gentle Introduction to Python, starting October 21st. This unique MOOC model combines best of breed open…
Continue readingAt today’s meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Board voted unanimously to require open licensing on publicly funded materials resulting from all Chancellor’s Office…
Continue readingAugust 15, 2013, 12:01 am By Steve Kolowich Professors at the University of Texas at Austin should get comfortable with the idea of using online course materials created by their…
Continue readingThe next Open Content Licensing for Educators course will be facilitated by the UNESCO-COL OER Chair Network. The course starts on 4 September 2013 and registrations are open. Join hundreds…
Continue readingEarly on in the OCW effort, we were using Getty images for the home pages of our courses, but we ultimately stopped using them and replaced those we had included…
Continue readingIn a speech today, Human Resource Development Minister Dr. Shashi Tharoor, announced the launch of a new Indian National Repository for Open Educational Resources. From the speech: I am delighted to…
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