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Why Aren’t More Schools Using Free, Open Tools?

Schools have many reasons for wanting to systematize the technology in schools:

Why Aren’t More Schools Using Free, Open Tools? Katrina Schwartz, Mind/Shift

Half of Taxpayer Funded Research Soon to be Public

Congress passed a budget that makes about 1/2 of taxpayer-funded research open.

Half of Taxpayer Funded Research Soon to be Public, Andrea Peterson, Washington Post

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: The Battle for "Open"

“Data” and “open” represent opposite directions in ed-tech: the former towards a consolidation of power; the latter towards its distribution.

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: The Battle for "Open," Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Nobel Winner declares Boycott of Top Science Journals

Pressure to publish in luxury journals pushes researchers to cut corners, pursue trendy work.

Nobel Winner declares Boycott of Top Science Journals, Ian Sample, Guardian

Academia.edu Slammed with Takedown Notices from Elsevier

Recently, Elsevier started sending Academia.edu take-down notices in batches of a 1000. 

Academia.edu Slammed with takedown notices from Elsevier, Jordan Novet, VentureBeat

The More Disruptive? Open Academic Publishing or MOOCs?

More likely "disruptive,” “innovative,” & “revolutionary" tech is the MOOC. Here's why.

Degrees of Disruption, Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed

What is Open Access? [8 min Animation]

OA is the unrestricted access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles.

Open Access Explained!, Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen, YouTube