|
Open educational resources refer to the teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits free use and re-purposing by others. They can be presented in a broad variety such as full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge (The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, n.d.).
Relevant online videos
Open educational resources: The value of use (2011)
This video presents the findings of a research study which examined the value of use of open educational resources and its influence on teaching and learning. A full research report is also provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp8ZLPvMUQI
Open educational resources (2013)
This video illustrates how the use of open educational resources in curriculum helped a college in U.S. to gain significant savings for students, improvements in student success outcomes, retention and teaching methods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uRkheB0-CU
Open educational resources (2015)
The speaker discussed the heavy costs for students to purchase textbooks, and recommended ways to incorporate open educational resources into higher education curriculum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaxHZdWpl0U
Open Educational Resources (2021)
This video introduces Open Educational Resources (OER). It explains the concept of 'open', the 5R's of permission and how these permissions are enabled in OER by using open licenses like Creative Commons. It also discusses why educators should use OER and how they can use it in their teaching, and suggests resources for finding OER.
Open Educational Resources concept: What is an OER? (2022)
This video highlights the definition of Open Educational Resources (OER) proposed by UNESCO, the functions of an open license, and how OER supports quality education.
OERu and OER resources
OERu, a not-for-profit organization and a network of institutions, offers free online courses to students worldwide as well as resources on OER for both learners and institutions. Please visit the OERu website to find out more about its background, courses, benefits of being a partner, marketing resources, news and media information.
References
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. (n.d.). Open Educational Resources. Retrieved from: http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education/open-educational-resources
Relevant online videos
George Siemens’ interview on MOOCs and Open Education (2012)
In this interview, a MOOC pioneer, Dr George Siemens, talked about the benefits of MOOCs for teachers and learners. He also offered advice for anyone who wishes to run a MOOC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a2cEzsMEMY
The power of data in MOOCs (2013)
Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, explained how we could analyze students’ and instructors’ behaviors using data from MOOCs, so as to bring forth better learning outcomes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTToWqEh7uU
How MOOCs evolve the role of teachers (2014)
This video explains how MOOCs are revolutionizing the role of teachers, who are no longer the central node and the source of information, but are becoming the creator of context for learning—to equip students with critical skills to learn in the MOOC environment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfr7d6zYMus
References
Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. (2016). Higher education and the digital revolution: About MOOCs, SPOCs, social media, and the Cookie Monster, Business Horizons, 59, 441-50.
