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OER for Precedent

CourseArc

OER for Precedent. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example. Based on the idea of open access, OER is the free, immediate, online use of available research articles with re-use rights. Open access and OER makes content available for anyone anywhere in the world to read, access and build upon.

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The Rise of OER and Digital Textbooks in Higher Education

Kitaboo

We’ve moved from traditional print textbooks to digital ones and even to Open Educational Resource s (OER). Among the big trends in higher education textbooks , using OER and digital textbooks stands out. The Emergence and Scope of Open Educational Resources OER and Digital Textbooks II. How to Use OER?

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. I’m not familiar with all of these authors and speakers, but I have learned a lot from Kai Davis over the years.

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Selling E-Learning as a Freelancer

Experiencing eLearning

Someone else recommended Lynda.com , which is looking for course authors but probably isn’t quite what he’s looking for. I know of several places where content can be donated or shared with a Creative Commons license. OER Commons. This isn’t a complete list, but a place to start: Wikieducator.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Licensing Teaching Materials

Kitaboo

Attribution means crediting the original author while using the entire content, a quote, an excerpt, or any other multimedia. Open Educational Resources (OER): Free to share and collaborate on, these licenses are meant for reuse. These often fall under the Creative Commons License.

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Understanding the Importance of Educational Content Licensing for Schools and Institutions

Kitaboo

Digital Rights Management (DRM): DRM is a technology that controls access to digital content and ensures that only authorized users can access the materials. Creative Commons License: This type of license allows content creators to specify the terms of use for their materials.

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The ivory towers are crumbling

Learning with e's

When their work is published, authors sign a contract which means that the publisher then holds the copyright of the material, and can sue anyone who infringes that copyright. Image source The ivory towers are crumbling by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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