Open Educational Resources: Toward a New Educational Paradigm

Author:

Lisa Petrides and Cynthia Jimes

Subject:

Science and Technology, Social Sciences

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

The purpose of open educational resources (OER) is to provide centralized access to materials and support the conditions under which new OER can be created globally and across disciplines. This article highlights the challenges to realizing these possibilities, discusses models that are emerging to address them, and calls for future research into OER use and reuse as a necessary next step in sustaining OER.

Languages:

English

Content Type:

Articles and Reports

Content Topic:

How and Why of OER, Teaching and Learning, Localization, Intellectual Property, Research

Conditions of Use:

No License