Module

#4
Open Educa0onal Resources

Lesson Objec+ves:
1. Discuss history and applica0on
of open educa0onal resources
(OERs) in K12 virtual
educa0on.
2. Understand licensing of
educa0onal resources for use
in K12 virtual educa0on.

OERs
Educa0onal materials created by
ins0tu0ons (usually higher
educa0on) from around the
world. These materials are freely
accessible and openly licensed for
use in educa0onal seJngs.

1994: learning object born (Wayne

Hodgins)
1998: open content born (David
Wiley)

2001: Crea0ve Commons founded &
MIT announces OpenCourseWare

2002: open educa0onal resources
dened (UNESCO)

2008: OpenCourseWare Consor0um
becomes independent non-prot

MIT OpenCourseWare

OpenCourseWare Consor+um

MERLOT II

OpenStax CNX

Strengths
Created by educators
Used by educators
Chunked & aligned
Internet-available
Clearly licensed

Challenges
May need modica0on
Chunked
Lack context
Dispersed
Current?

Crea+ve Commons
Public copyright license
Released 2002
Op0ons
A]ribute
Remix/modify
Commercialize

Apply & Reect

You are working with two virtual
students that need more
advanced materials than your
normal curriculum oers. What
types of resources might you
consider using? What should you
be aware of when using these
resources?