Category Archives: Open Source

INFOGRAPHIC: A HISTORY OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Course Hero

Online courses are nothing new, but over the last decade, the surge in open couresware development from major academic institutions, individual experts and edtech startups is completely changing the education game. No longer is high quality education limited to the … Continue reading →

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Teaching via Drupal

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Christopher Stewart

On January 25th we launched our most recent website, coursehero.org. If you haven’t already, go check it out! When I started at Course Hero, coursehero.org was only an idea in our heads, we had to start the project from scratch. … Continue reading →

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California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Course Hero

Very Cool: California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks “California schools have cracked the spine on open source, free digital textbooks in an attempt to save money and to make educational resources easier to access and update. The cash-strapped state launched … Continue reading →

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