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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. If you have ever wondered if you can use a particular image or video in your course, check out this introduction to copyright and Creative Commons licenses by Heidi Kirby.

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Key Factors to Consider in Educational Resources Licensing

Kitaboo

Licensing, for one, helps the course creators have some ownership of their Open Educational Resources, or OERs. What is OER? How Does OER Differ from Traditional Learning Resources? KITABOO: Centralized Educational Resources Distribution What is OER? How Does OER Differ from Traditional Learning Resources and eLearning?

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Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning?

Tony Karrer

And, since Open Content comes in under the Creative Commons license structure. Actually, I’m curious if Open Content ever is not Creative Commons? In any case, to understand the use of Open Content, it’s important to understand Creative Commons licensing. I’ve just never seen it. Under what conditions?

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Open all OERs

Learning with e's

Dr Stella Anthony (Australian Universities Network for Quality Assurance) gave the opening presentation for the event, and spoke about the opportunities and challenges of OERs in higher education. IPR and Creative Commons were discussed. The panel agreed that it did matter, but that many OERs are generally well presented anyway.

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Selling E-Learning as a Freelancer

Experiencing eLearning

I know of several places where content can be donated or shared with a Creative Commons license. OER Commons. Technorati Tags: e-learning , freelance , e-Learning+Guild , Creative+Commons. This isn’t a complete list, but a place to start: Wikieducator. Connexions. e-Learning for Kids.

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