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This list compiles international efforts in open educational resources
Updated on Dec 18, 15
Created on Jul 21, 10
Category: Schools & Education
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This study will investigate the impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) use on teaching and learning. To achieve this, the project team will review current research in the area; survey, interview and run workshops with suitable participants to collect data; and will produce an accessible report on the study findings. The report will consider the use of OER from both an individual and institutional perspective looking at the benefits OER can offer each and identifying the pedagogic, attitudinal, logistical and strategic factors conducive to uptake and sustained use of OER, as well as the associated issues and challenges.
at George Mason University's Center for History and New Media - funded by Alfred P Sloan Fndtn
he OER university is a virtual collaboration of like-minded institutions [Australia, New Zealand, Canada] committed to creating flexible pathways for OER learners to gain formal academic credit.
The OER university aims to provide free learning to all students worldwide using OER learning materials with pathways to gain credible qualifications from recognised education institutions. It is rooted in the community service and outreach mission to develop a parallel learning universe to augment and add value to traditional delivery systems in post-secondary education. Through the community service mission of participating institutions we will open pathways for OER learners to earn formal academic credit and pay reduced fees for assessment and credit.
South Africa - teaching portal, learning portal, community portal
Resources of interest to the Open Learning Network project - curated by OLnet Team
OEP guide (how to use their maturity model to implement Open Educational Practices in your own institution); submit case to OEP Clearinghouse for best practices; OPAL Awards recognizing OER achievements.
a table of contents:
1. Three major OA announcements from the UK on the same day
2. Some recent history as context for these announcements
3. Basics of the new RCUK policy
4. Basics of the Finch recommendations
5. General agreement between the RCUK policy and Finch recommendations
6. Appreciation of the large-scale shift to OA in the UK
7. Some consequences for journals and authors
8. Responding to publisher fears of green OA
9. Objections and recommendations
10. Announcements from Europe the day after the UK announcements
Contradicts the Fitch Report (http://www.researchinfonet.org/publish/finch/) and AHA response (http://blog.historians.org/publications/1734/aha-statement-on-scholarly-journal-publishing) re inequities for the pay-for-publishing strategies now trending: "According to the 2011 Study of Open Access Publishing (SOAP), the APC is usually paid by the author's funding agency (59%) or employer (24%), not by authors out of pocket (12%)"
See this HASTAC page for related content, "Badges for Learning Research"
Workshop is scheduled for 12 August 2014
for more information: https://sites.google.com/site/obie2014ws
12 items | 1 visits
This list compiles international efforts in open educational resources
Updated on Dec 18, 15
Created on Jul 21, 10
Category: Schools & Education
URL: