free and open educational resources for online education
Post on 13-Nov-2014
643 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Rob Reynolds, Ph.D.Director of Product Designand Research, Xplana
Free and Open Educational Resources in Online Learning
Your Presenter:
Rob Reynolds, Ph.D.Director of Product Design and Research, XplanaDirector of The Xplanation20 years in Higher Education Faculty and AdministrationFormer Executive for Major Publisher
Free and Open Educational Resources
Track 180 News and Information Sites Daily
Publish Daily Newsletter on Industry Trends
Publish Annual Report on Future of Textbooks in Higher Ed
Publish Reports on Student and Institutional Trends
The Xplanation
What are free and open educational resources?
Where can I find these resources and how do I use them?
What are the benefits of using free and open educational resources?
What are the issues?
BriefOverview
Free online resources
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Open Tetxtbooks
What are free and open educational resources?
Free Online Resources
Created and/or curated by individuals
Free to use in courses
Link back to original site or document
Limited permissions related to re-distribution or re-publishing
May not alter original source
Open Educational Resources(OERs)
Created and/or curated by individuals and/or institutions
Free to use in courses
Link back to original site or download source
Download original content
Permission to use, re-mix, and adapt with attribution
Open CourseWare(OCW)
Created and/or curated by institutions
Free to use but not for commercial use or re-distribution
Link back to original site or download media
Limited permissions for re-use and re-distribution
Open Textbooks
Created and/or curated by individuals and/or companies/institutions
Free to use but restrictions and “openness” vary
Generally available as online offerings that can be accessed via a link
Limited permissions for re-use and re-distribution
Aggregation or Sponsor Sites iTunesUGoogleEDUYouTube ChannelsRepositories like MERLOT or ConnexionsCK12, Flatword Knowledge, Orange Grove
Search for Disaggregated Content
Where Can I Find These Resources?
What Are the Benefits?
Cost savings
Abundance and diversity of resources
Flexibility of use and re-use (time savings)
Access to enhanced instructional examples and resources
What Are the Issues?
Difficulties associated with finding and aggregating
Lack of consistent format availability
Lack of technology investment for distribution and integration
Lack of consistency with regards to licensing
top related