Category Archives: open policy

OER Policy Registry: Request for Help

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Cable Green

2071785 / jma.work / CC BY The open community shares a need for more information to help us with our work. We know, for example, that there are many policies supporting open education at institutions and governments throughout the world. Many of us know of some of these policies, but it would be extremely helpful [...] Continue reading →

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OER K-12 Bill Passes in U.S. Washington State

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Cable Green

There was exciting open policy news from U.S. Washington State (WA) last evening. HB 2337 “Regarding open educational resources in K-12 education” passed the Senate (47 to 1) and is on its way back to the House for final concurrence. It already passed the House 88 to 7 before moving to the Senate. The bill [...] Continue reading →

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Open Course Library Launches 1st 42 Courses

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Cable Green

On Monday, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) released the first 42 of the state’s high-enrollment 81 Open Course Library courses. The remaining 39 courses will be finished by 2013. Funded by the Washington State Legislature and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Open Course Library joins the global open [...] Continue reading →

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