Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Inside the Collaborative Effort in Massachusetts to Advance OER
Open EducationMassachusetts offers an inspiring example of statewide collaboration on OER to benefit students. SPARC takes an inside look at how the state’s OER initiative developed and what it plans for the future.
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Monday, May 4, 2020
Cengage/McGraw-Hill Merger Called Off
Open EducationTextbook publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill have called off their planned merger amid widespread opposition and antitrust concerns.
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Friday, May 1, 2020
Q&A: Cengage/McGraw-Hill Merger, One Year and Counting
Open EducationIt's been a year since publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill announced plans to merge. We provide an update on where it stands and what it means for higher education.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
SPARC Open Education Leadership Program: Building Advocacy and Community in Unprecedented Times
Open EducationAs it gears up for a fourth year, SPARC's first-of-its-kind online leadership program for open education advocates is adapting to changing times. In this article, we share the latest exciting ideas and inspiring stories from participants and graduates.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Annual OER Survey: Momentum Continues to Grow as Landscape Evolves
Open EducationA new report from Bay View Analytics (formerly the Babson Survey Research Group) provides an updated look at the impact of open educational resources on the college textbook landscape.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Congress to Renew Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program with $7 Million Appropriation
Open EducationA bipartisan budget agreement reached in the U.S. Congress will renew and strengthen the federal Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program with $7 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2020—a $2 million increase over previous years.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SPARC Releases Roadmap for Higher Education Institutions to Counter Industry’s Growing Control Over Academic Data and Analytics
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC's new Roadmap for Action recommends individual and collective actions for institutions to ensure control of their data and data infrastructure.
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Monday, September 30, 2019
SPARC Releases Connect OER Annual Report for 2018-2019
Open EducationThe data from our 2018-2019 report encompasses 132 institutions spanning 44 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces who participate in Connect OER. The data underlying this report was collected through the Connect OER platform between July 2017 and August 2019.
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