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This study will investigate the impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) use on teaching and learning. To achieve this, the project team will review current research in the area; survey, interview and run workshops with suitable participants to collect data; and will produce an accessible report on the study findings. The report will consider the use of OER from both an individual and institutional perspective looking at the benefits OER can offer each and identifying the pedagogic, attitudinal, logistical and strategic factors conducive to uptake and sustained use of OER, as well as the associated issues and challenges.

Includes video from UNESCO where Dr. Pongi asks planners of the OER university to find sustainable and scalable solutions to these key questions: - How can OER be best harnessed to train the millions of teachers needed? - What partnerships and interventions are necessary to support OER quality assurance and acceptance? - What specific types of OER content should we prioritise? - A wealth of content exists. How can an effective "clearing house" function that supports quality, cataloguing, information dissemination and other key tasks be operationalised? also Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth, highlights two strategic questions for the planning of the OER university: - How can the "OER university" give students every element of possibility to draw on the rich environment of knowledge in their learning? -How can the "OER university" provide routes to credible certification so that learners and society can have confidence in the robustness in their knowledge and skills?

How-to for faculty to develop their own open courseware strategy, including benefits (global, institutional, personal/professional).