User:Sarmonpals/DIY Open Education Resources (OERs)

DIY Open Education Resources this is a page about creating open education resources, for general information on OERs including history, please see the Open Education Resources (OER) wikipedia page.

Definition
Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. Although some people consider the use of an open file format to be an essential characteristic of OER, this is not a universally acknowledged requirement.

Potential
"'High-quality OER can save teachers significant time and effort on resource development and advance student learning inside and outside the classroom. Further, open sharing of resources has the potential to fuel collaboration, encourage the improvement of available materials, and aid in the dissemination of best practices.'"

The Players
Hewlett Foundation

UNESCO