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Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Cazarez, Rosa Leonor Ulloa; de Gusmão, Cristine Martins Gomes; Zhang, Xiangyang; Blomgren, Constance; Chaplin-Cheyne, Trish; Burgos, Daniel – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
In this article, ambassadors of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Open Educational Resources (OER) Advocacy Committee (OERAC) provide a snapshot of regional and global Open Educational Resources (OER)initiatives. This committee has been active since 2017 with membership renewed biannually. The ambassadors work to…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Open Educational Resources, Open Education, Distance Education
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Otto, Daniel – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
The concept of open educational resources (OER) is becoming increasingly prominent in education. However, research circles around defining OER, content and forms of OER, technological features of OER, and the importance of the issue or lack thereof. Vital aspects such as the notion of the adoption of OER by educational practitioners remain…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Adoption (Ideas), Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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McGreal, Rory – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Institutions in many jurisdictions are in the process of implementing Open Educational Resources (OER). This short paper is based on a report commissioned by Contact North/Contact Nord as part of their Pockets of Innovation series to better understand the impact of OER implementations at diverse institutions. The investigation looks into 13…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Community Colleges, Universities, Canada Natives
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Chiappe, Andres; Arias, Vivian – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This article describes both the process and the results of an extensive literature review on "reusability" as one of the key factors for the creation of open content in the context of open and distance learning. Qualitative analysis of texts was made from 1992 to early 2014 in order to identify meanings associated with reusability and…
Descriptors: Usability, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services
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de Hart, Kerry; Chetty, Yuraisha; Archer, Elizabeth – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Open Educational Resources (OER) emerged within the context of open education which is typically characterized by the sharing of knowledge and resources and the exchange of ideas. Unisa as a mega open distance learning (ODL) university has publicly communicated its intention to take part in the use and creation of OER. As global and local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Resources, Resource Units