There are multiple ways an OER core curriculum product could generate revenue streams. One is through some kind of membership model through which states, districts, or other partners participate financially in the project in exchange for product development input, review
Values and my work: part 1
As I’ve gotten older, my values have become more important to me, and they’ve had a bigger influence on my work. For example, I’ve chosen not to do some projects that don’t reflect values that are important with me. On
Open business models, part 2: a price
My main premise for an assortment of forthcoming business models is to position OER core curriculum product package as having a greatly reduced cost as opposed to being “free” and to use the proceeds to fund the work needed to
Open business models, part 1: the dilemma
I have been thinking about potential business models for OER core curriculum, in light of the fact that such curriculum is costly both to develop and to sell, implement, and maintain, and, as discussed, elsewhere there really is no “free.”
Selling core curriculum
I’ve been thinking a lot about how K-12 districts adopt core math or ELA curricula and how this relates to OER. In this context, I’m not thinking about the product itself (though I may write separately about that), but more