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"Exploring the benefits of Open Educational Resources for media education. Coventry Open Media Classes is a JISC funded project giving open access to educational resources, networks of subject specialists, professional practitioners and learning communities"

This post will review existing literature on Open Educational Resources, introducing five critiques: 1.) An under-theorisation of 'openness', in which the concepts of positive and negative liberty will be used to suggest a neglect of coherent theorisation concerning the practice of self-directed learning. 2.) The simultaneous privileging and rejection of institutional authority, where OER literature will be shown to endorse the reputations of established institutions while claiming liberation from them. 3.) The diminishing of the role of pedagogy, in which OER will be aligned with an untheorised learner-centred model of education. 4.) Humanistic assumptions of unproblematic self-direction and autonomy, and 5.) an alignment with the needs of capital, in which a Foucauldian interpretation of subjectivity will offer alternative perspectives on the notions of power and emancipation in OER discourse. It is suggested that these critiques may provide a framework for OER to develop a theoretically rigorous area of scholarship.

"This website gathers and publishes evidence about the impact of open educational resources (OER). It is maintained by the OER Research Hub project. The purpose is to help people understand the impact of open educational resources (OER)."

Learning is a central focus of the Athabasca University e-Lab.  Discover many digital research tools and online resources in the e-Lab.

Open Tapestry is all about discovering, adapting, and sharing learning resources, whether you're a teacher, an instructor, a professor, a corporate trainer, a learner, or just a curious mind!

MoU to facilitate cooperation between provinces in sharing and development of Open Education Resources

Not a perfect summary, but regardless great online resource! This book should be in your teaching library!

Colleges and universities have no reason to view OER as a threat. On the contrary, OER can help institutions provide higher education to rapidly increasing numbers of students and lifelong learners. Traditional colleges and universities, with their experience and reputation, are in a good position to further develop online teaching, testing, learning communities, and certification. Those that produce high-quality knowledge, teaching, and students have little to fear, and much to gain, from Open Educational Resources.

"Lumen helps educational institutions reduce textbook costs and improve student success using open educational resources and learning analytics."

We support the creation, sharing, and proliferation of effective, affordable, and quality textbook content. We embrace disruptive technologes, open education resources and new higher education models that bring together for-profit, nonprofit, and government entities.

Critical Commons is a non-profit advocacy coalition that supports the use of media for scholarship, research and teaching, providing resources, information and tools for scholars, students, educators and creators. Critical Commons also functions as a showcase for innovative forms of electronic scholarship and creative production that are transformative, culturally enriching and both legally and ethically defensible.

Create a short video that explains the benefits and promise of Open Educational Resources for teachers, students and schools everywhere.

Great teaching resources!

Great video resource providing information about disability and accessibility.

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A hub for research data and OER excellence in practice

Open Library is an open project: the software is open, the data are open, the documentation is open, and we welcome your contribution. 

Creating a brand new class or setting out to transform an existing curriculum can be a daunting task for new, as well as experienced, instructors. Although courses may vary in size, subject matter and level, a systematic process will help you plan and structure your course so as to effectively reach desired instructional goals.

AU Press is the centre of scholarly publishing expertise for Athabasca University, Canada's Open University. It is the first scholarly press to be established by a Canadian university in the twenty-first century. We are dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge and research through open access digital journals and monographs, as well as through new electronic media.