This time I'm going to touch upon OER (open educational resources) which are digital teaching
materials that can be applied by anyone over the Web freely. It is a society where knowledge and
learning are public goods, freely created and shared, not hoarded or withheld
in order to extract wealth or influence (Downes, 2007). This term was officially identified and adopted by UNESCO in 2002,
regarding teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public
domain. They are available under creative
commons licenses which doesn’t permit materials
published under traditional copyrights. As free digital teaching resources, many
schools, districts, colleges, universities, and some states are starting to use
and implement them instead of textbooks.
I think that OER can be very beneficial for both teachers and students. OER is a great way for evolving social learning ( Brown & Adler, 2008). Students can use OER in various ways to enlarge and expand their
chances in education. They can freely use valuable materials that they might
have no access to, because of access restrictions, copyright, etc. Students and teachers can save time and money. It gives them an opportunity to
contribute to quality teaching and learning in a much wider context. It also
provides a chance to recognize quality teachers all over the world.
image 1: http://iberry.com/cms/files/oer.png
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