David Wiley steps down and adjourns the Open Education Conference - 0 views
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The conference, which grew from 40 attendees in 2003 to 850 this year, was a meeting place for advocates of open education
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differences in the goals and preferred tactics of open education advocates could no longer be bridged
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Publishing companies have recently tried to enter the open education space, taking open educational resources and selling them with added supplemental material or charging for them through a closed platform
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Are you primarily focused on reducing costs for students? Improving student success? Increasing pedagogical flexibility for faculty? Bringing retribution to publishers?
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had questioned Wiley’s prominent role because of his race, religion or association with a for-profit company
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This year's Open Education Conference had more attendees than ever before. Why is it ending after 16 years, and what does its demise mean for the cause? By Lilah Burke November 6, 2019 .top-social {clear: both; width: 56px !important; background: #fafafa; position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 5px 5px 10px !important; left: -70px; top: 60px; border-radius: 10px 0 0 10px; border-right: 4px solid #f1f1f1 !important;} @media only screen and (max-width: 979px) { .top-social{ clear: both; width: 100% !important; background: #fafafa; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0; top: 0; border-radius: 0; border-bottom: 4px solid #f1f1f1 !important; border-right: 0 !important; display: block; margin: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; padding: 5px 0 0 0 !important; float:none !important; } body.node-type-special-reports .top-social { display:none; } }