Open Educational Resources in Online Learning

Open Educational Resources in Online Learning : 

Open Educational Resources in Online Learning Li faguo, 0100509039, A1005092

Newslink : 

Newslink Thousands of Chinese students can now listen to Yale University’s lectures. Over the past few months, China‘s top-ranked volunteer translation group, YYeTs, has subtitled 10 of Yale University’s Open Courses for viewers to download for free. By Lulu Tsao (China Daily) Updated: 2010-08-27 (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/2010-08/27/content_11214639.htm)

Introduction : 

Introduction What is OER? How to sustain OER efforts? What tools and resources are available?

OER Definitions : 

OER Definitions Open Educational Resources (OER) are “...digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research.” -- Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2007)

Milestones in OER Development : 

Milestones in OER Development 1998 - Open Content Initiative 2000 - UNESCO conference 2001 - Wikipedia 2002 - MIT OpenCourseWare 2002 - Creative Commons 2006 - OU OpenLearn 2007 - Cape Town Open Educational Declaration 2009 - HEFCE/JISC/Academy OER (Pilot) Programme (Adapted from Yuan et al (2008), http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/oerbriefing)

OER Development in China : 

OER Development in China 2003 - China National Program for Elaborate Courses 2004 - China Open Resources for Education (CORE) (http://www.core.org.cn/) 2004 - Opensource Opencourseware Prototype System (OOPS) , Taiwan, China (http://www.myoops.org/cocw/) 2007 - China National Elaborate Courses Net (http://www.jingpinke.com)

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“Open” Educational Resources Legal Technical Social Open Access: Content is available to anyone and is provided free of charge Open Formats: Produced in an editable format preferably using open standards Open Licensed: with limited or no restrictions on modifying, re-mixing and repurposing Acknowledgements to Lorna Campbell, Sheila MacNeill & Li Yuan (CETIS) Dimensions of Openness

Open Content > Open Educational Resources > Open Courseware : 

Open Content > Open Educational Resources > Open Courseware

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OER Examples : 

OER Examples

Benefits of OER : 

Benefits of OER Fosters pedagogical innovation and relevance that avoids teaching from the textbook Broadens use of alternatives to textbooks while maintaining instructional quality Lowers cost of course materials for students

Challenges of OER : 

Challenges of OER Sustainability Resources for faculty support Faculty training Identification of collaborative tools for development, use, and delivery of OER learning materials Copyright and intellectual property Accessibility of learning materials Quality assurance Limited availability of fully vetted and comprehensive learning materials in some disciplines Articulation and transfer Printing demands on campus

Sustainability : 

Sustainability Sustainability Need collaborative tools and process for development and use of OER Open eLearning Content Observatory Services Online-book about how to implement open learning policies and activities in their institution Provides tutorials on development and use of OER Open Knowledge Foundation California Open Source Textbook Project

Tools for Locating, Organizing, and Delivering OER : 

Tools for Locating, Organizing, and Delivering OER

Resources : 

Resources

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