I hate to say this, but this gives me the impression that OER is going to have the same fate in education as Free/OSS has had in tech: become a commodity complement that strengthens the hold that large, centralised silos have over the market.
“Accusations of forced failing grades fly at Arizona State”
‘”We’re in transition from a period where the textbook was the product and the ancillary materials, be they study guides or homework problems, were thrown in for free,” he said. “Now we’re in a situation where the textbook is the commodity and the value added is in the ancillary materials.“’