OER Research
The body of work collected here represents the combined efforts of organizations worldwide. During the last ten years, as the Open Educational Resources movement has grown, so has the body of research being produced on the topic. We invite you to engage with the new discoveries and analyses that this collection has to offer.
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Creating a Foundation for Open Knowledge: Technology Assessment of Web-based Learning
Contributing Organization(s): Hewlett Foundation Education Program
Publication date: 2003-02-06
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Presentation that covers:
* Problems of Access and Quality of Academic Content
* Basic Strategy and Assumptions including Theory of Action
* Hewlett Grantees and Demonstrations
* Challenges
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Creating, Doing, and Sustaining OER: Lessons from Six Open Educational Resource Projects
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Publication date: 2007-09-15
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<!--StartFragment--> The development of free-to-use open educational resources (OER) has generated a dynamic field of widespread interest and study regarding methods for creating and sustaining OER. To help foster a thriving OER movement with potential for knowledge-sharing across program, organizational and national boundaries, the Institute for Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), developed and conducted case study research programs in collaboration with six OER projects from around the world. Embodying a range of challenges and opportunities among a diverse set of OER projects, the case studies intended to track, analyze and share key developments in the creation, use and reuse of OER. The specific cases include: CurriculumNet, Curriki, Free High School Science Texts (FHSST), Training Commons, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), and Teachers' Domain. <!--EndFragment--> Complete listing and access info » |
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CurriculumNet: Creating Freely Available Curriculum Materials to Meet Uganda's Growing Student Population
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Publication date: 2008-09-30
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The National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), an office under the Ugandan government's Ministry of Education and Sports has using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to assist in addressing the curriculum needs of the growing student population in both rural and urban schools in Uganda. With funding from the Canadian International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), the NCDC developed CurriculumNet, the goal of which has been to develop, test, and integrate ICT-based instructional materials and teaching into existing Ugandan curriculum. This report presents key practices and learnings of the CurriculumNet project in terms of its collaborative curriculum development process, as well as the opportunities and challenges faced by the project overall. Through analysis of the projects internal documentation, as well as interviews with the CurriculumNet project leader, this report documents how the project developed and disseminated content to meet curriculum needs while also addressing funding and infrastructure related challenges. Complete listing and access info » |
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Curriki: Facilitating Use and User Engagement Around Open Educational Resources
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Publication date: 2008-10-01
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Through interviews with the Curriki management team, analysis of internal documents, observations of internal user data collection practices, and a survey and interviews with Curriki users, the Curriki case study explored use patterns and user perceptions of the site, its resources and tools. The specific questions addressed include: 1) how often and why users are coming to Curriki; 2) how they use and engage around the Curriki site, its tools and its resources; and 3) what factors help or hinder engagement and use. The goal of this case study has been to develop an understanding of the mechanisms and processes that can help to attract and sustain users over time, and to facilitate and enhance their use, reuse and content contribution experiences. Complete listing and access info » |
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Dealing with Legally Incompatible Content in OER
Contributing Organization(s): Creative Commons
Publication date: 2009-10-05
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined by the use of a Creative Commons license and are generally created by those who would like to share their work globally. However, some creators find the need to consider the costs and benefits of incorporating third-party materials with incompatible licenses into their "otherwise open" OER. This document recommends ways of managing or avoiding the problems that will arise. Complete listing and access info » |
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