Common Core Implementation Driving Interest In Open Educational Resources Movement

Education Week (10/17, Ash) reports that at both the state and national level, the Common Core Standards movement is leading to increased interest in open educational resources, noting that "OERs, which are free to use, remix, and adapt, also engage teachers more fully in curricula, allowing them to more easily differentiate instructional materials for students, advocates of the movement say. ... Federal policy has also contributed to greater interest in open education resources, says Barbara Treacy, the managing project director for the Center for Online Professional Education at the Newton, Mass.-based Education Development Center."