Rubrics to Evalute Open Educational Resources
This instrument of rubrics has been implemented in the OER catalog named TEMOA (www.temoa.info [1]), with the aim of promoting the culture of sharing of educational experiences through collaborative assessment. The added value of the reviews that are made available on the OER in the catalog is increased by allowing multiple evaluations by a community of users with different perceptions and... more
Copyright and Open Educational Resources
Introduction to copyright and licensing; What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Key OER Projects from around the world and key licensing resources. more
Creating OER and Combining Licenses
This video is intended to help you choose compatible resources and choose a valid license for your work. Suppose you are developing an open educational resource (OER), and you want to use some other OER within yours. If you create a derivative work by adapting or combining works offered under Creative Common licenses, you must not only follow the terms of each of the licenses involved, but... more
Survey on Governments' Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies: Prepared for the World OER Congress June 2012
This report provides an overview of the findings of the COL/UNESCO survey on OER policies and activity across all countries of the world. more
New Approaches to Openness - Beyond Open Educational Resources
This chapter begins by discussing the characteristics of social and participatory media and considers their implications for learning, teaching and research. The notion of openness is then considered and different facets of open practices across learning, teaching and research are considered. more
Examining the Reuse of Open Textbooks
An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are relatively low. In this study we examined the extent to which the openly licensed Flat World Knowledge textbooks were being revised and remixed. We found that the levels of... more
Mainstreaming Open Educational Practice: Recommendations for Policy
Open Educational Resources, and open education more generally, is considered to have huge potential to increase participation and educational opportunities at large and to promote widening participation and lifelong learning. At the same time the past decade has shown that openness in itself is not enough to unfold these potentials. A number of elements need to be taken into account in order... more
The Case for Openness: Access to Knowledge, Visibility, Influence, Participation and Quality
This article discusses the different roles of "openness" in education and how African universities can contribute and become more globally visible. more
University of Ghana: Why OER? (2011)
This short clip features interviews with lecturers and professors within the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences. In this clip, individuals discuss their motivations for using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER). University of Ghana initiated a health OER project in 2008. University of Ghana is a founding member of the African Health OER Network. To watch this video... more
Introducing OERs, Neil Butcher, OER Strategist, OER Africa (5/5)
Part Five of an online presentation introducing Open Education Resources and what they can do for education. The session is part of the 4C Initiative. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kDQmXrPlQ [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kDQmXrPlQ more
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