Giving Knowledge for Free [electronic resource]: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and individuals are sharing their digital learning resources over the Internet, openly and for free, as Open Educational Resources (OER). This study, building on previous OECD work on e-learning, asks why this is happening, who is involved and what the most important implications of this development are. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of Open Educational Resources and the challenges it poses for higher education. It examines reasons for individuals and institutions to share resources for free, and looks at copyright issues, sustainability and business models as well as policy implications. It will be of particular interest to those involved in e-learning or strategic decision making within higher education, to researchers and to students of new technologies.
Description based upon print version of record.
CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Open Educational Resources - Conceptual Issues; Chapter 3: Who is Involved? Mapping the Open EducationalResources Movement; Chapter 4: Why People are Sharing: Incentives, Benefits and Barriers; Chapter 5: Copyright and Open Licences; Chapter 6: Sustainability Issues for Open Educational Resources Initiatives; Chapter 7: How to Improve Access to and Usefulness ofOpen Educational Resources; Chapter 8: Conclusions, Policy Implications and Recommendations; Glossary
Annex A: Questionnaire on the Use and Production ofOpen Educational ResourcesAnnex B: Examples of Policy Grids; References
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147).
Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and individuals are sharing their digital learning resources over the Internet, openly and for free, as Open Educational Resources (OER). This study, building on previous OECD work on e-learning, asks why this is happening, who is involved and what the most important implications of this development are. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of Open Educational Resources and the challenges it poses for higher education. It examines reasons for individuals and institutions to share resources for free, and looks at copyright issues, sustainability and business models as well as policy implications. It will be of particular interest to those involved in e-learning or strategic decision making within higher education, to researchers and to students of new technologies.
Internet in education.
Distance education.
Computer-assisted instruction.