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An Accidental, Systematic Attack on OER Sustainability Models
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A few weeks ago I wrote about how organizations in the OER community whose advocacy is focused almost exclusively on the cost of course materials could hurt the work being done by the rest of the OER community: Many OER advocates are vocal critics of inclusive access and equitable access models, and the US Department of Education is poised to prohibit schools from automatically billing students for their course materials. However, inclusive access and equitable access aren’t the only models that automatically charge students a fee for their course materials. Many institutions charge students a fee associated with their OER courses...
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