10 Years After International Accord, 5 Ways Education Will Become More Open in the Next Decade - Melissa Hagemann, the 74

A lot has changed since 2008. That was the year when Apple launched the App Store and WALL-E wowed audiences. It was also the year when open educational resources truly began to gain ground, thanks to the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, released January 22 of that year. Ten years later, open educational resources have come a long way. OER — open-resource technology and teaching materials that are freely available to download, edit, and share — are increasingly being used in K-12 classrooms and college courses around the world. Educators are embracing the flexibility and customizability of OER, and they’re tailoring high-quality open resources to their students’ individual needs. Students are benefiting from not only reduced costs of instructional materials, but also more imaginative, collaborative, and engaging educational experiences that OER enable. https://www.the74million.org/article/10-years-after-international-accord-5-ways-education-will-become-more-open-in-the-next-decade/