Open Educational Resources (OER)

1. OE R
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

2. DEFINITION OF OER
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
digitized materials offered freely
and openly for educators,
students and self-learners
to use and re-use for teaching,
learning and research.
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Hylén, J. (2006). Open Educational Resources: Opportunities and challenges. Paris: OECD’s Center for Educational Research and
Innovation. Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/37351085.pdf.

3. RESOURCES
INCLUDE
open courseware
course modules
learning objects
open textbooks
open courses
massively open
online courses (MOOCs)
tools for OER development
implementation resources

4. STRENGTHS
accessible, little to no cost,
re-use, modify, share

5. EXAMPLE
http://florida.theorangegrove.org/
og/access/home.do

6. WEAKNESSES
sustainability, quality, efficacy

7. OE R
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

8. APRIL HARRIS
harrisa1@mail.usf.edu