{"id":188,"date":"2009-09-26T15:26:24","date_gmt":"2009-09-26T22:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/?p=188"},"modified":"2009-09-26T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2009-09-26T22:26:24","slug":"four-letters-cc-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/archives\/188","title":{"rendered":"Four letters: CC BY"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in a series of policy meetings on OER this week. One of the big discussion areas was on definitions and language.<\/p>\n

I have written already about my concern with the confusion between digital, free, and open<\/a> that I seem to see everywhere lately (with OPEN being the key factor in my mind). In other discussions, I have heard \u201copen\u201d and \u201copen source\u201d used to describe materials that are not open under even the most broad definitions.<\/p>\n

Creative Commons and a team of others are working on a \u201cconsensus\u201d definition of open educational resources, and I think this is important work. But whatever they come up with, it is likely to be a bit complex for some and thereby may be misinterpreted, miscommunicated, and misunderstood by those who are casually interested parties.<\/p>\n

My advice for policy makers, legislators, and others who want to promote openness but are struggling with language: require CC BY<\/a> <\/strong>(especially for materials developed with public funds). This is simple and guarantees that materials that are intended to be open and shared will be so.<\/p>\n

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