Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education
20.01.2012Open educational resources (OER) are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared.
These guidelines published by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and UNESCO outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER into higher education.
Their purpose is to encourage decision makers in governments and institutions to invest in the systematic production, adaptation and use of OER and to bring them into the mainstream of higher education in order to improve the quality of curricula and teaching and to reduce costs.
In conjunction with this initiative, UNESCO and COL will co-organize the OER World Congress in June 2012. The Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar to support the Congress is planned to be held in Bangkok on 23-24 April, 2012.
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Towards OER university: Free learning for all students worldwide
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The pedagogical enhancement of open education: An examination of problem-based learning
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The impact of openness on bridging educational digital divides
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