OER Theory

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These three lessons provide an introduction to open educational resources (OERs). The interactive course is also available in the Commonwealth of Learning's Technology-enabled Learning Lounge. The course is accessible logging in as a guest.

This report, based on a desktop review, unpacks the possibilities of opennes in African higher education, launching the discussion with a presentation and explanation of the concepts and icons associated with various tenets of open practice. The discussion then moves on to explore the factors leading to the rise of openness, including a social inclination towards opennes, government involvement, and technological innovations that have encouraged and facilitated openness.

The authors present lessons learned from the African Health Open Educational Resources Network, a multicountry, multiorganizational partnership established in May 2008.

JISC made a new guide on open educational resources available in March 2013

Main findings of a study of a sample of 110 students from the AIOU Islamabad revealed that OERs have a positive effect on distance education students’ learning, research and professional development.

This concept paper introduces a parametric measure of desirability of OER named the D-index, which can aid search mechanisms in better identifying resources suitable for use and reuse.

This paper explores the concept of an `open scholar` whose practice is shaped by digital and networked technologies.

This paper draws on a longitudinal cross case comparison of five facilitation initiatives within UK HE which represented differing approaches to reuse activity (i.e. sharing and use) (Pegler, 2012).

On the basis of the experience of the Open Educational Quality Initiative the authors are arguing that the focus of OER work to date has largely been on access to and the availability of OER, We argue that t is important to shift the focus more to the actual open practice of using, reusing, or creating Open Educational Opportunities: Open Educatio

This article discusses the barriers that exist to OER creation in the field of social research methods. The authors then discuss two approaches to tackle the various issues they experienced.

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Understanding Open Educational Resources

Open Practices in Higher Education: Trends and Possibilities for Africa

Lessons Learned About Coordinating Academic Partnerships from an International Network for Health Education

A Guide to Open Educational Resources

Demanding Role of Open Education Resources for Distance Education Universities in Pakistan

Conceptual Framework for Parametrically Measuring the Desirability of Open Educational Resources Using D-Index

The Openness-Creativity Cycle in Education - A Perspective

Herzberg, Hygiene and the Motivation to Reuse: Towards a Three Factor Theory to Explain Motivation to Share and Use OER

Mainstreaming Open Educational Practice: Recommendations for Policy

Defining Openness: Updating the Concept of "Open" for a Connected World