What are Open Educational Resources?

by Kenneth Ronkowitz 6 years, 10 months ago

"Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research resources released under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OER can be full courses, course materials, lesson plans, open textbooks, learning objects, videos, games, tests, software, or any other tool, material, or technique that supports access to knowledge." - SPARC 

Open Educational Resources are broadly considered to meet the “5Rs Framework,” meaning that users are free to:

RetainUsers have the right to make, archive, and "own" copies of the content
ReuseContent can be reused in its unaltered form
ReviseContent can be adapted, adjusted, modified or altered
RemixThe original or revised content can be combined with other content to create something new
RedistributeCopies of the content can be shared with others in its original, revised or remixed form