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 Types: Articles and Reports
  • Content Topics: How and Why of OER, Teaching and Learning, Localization, Intellectual Property, Research
  • Conditions of Use: No License
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