Developing Incentives for the Use of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education
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D. Annad [1]
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[1] Athabasca University
Athabasca University
Canadá
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- Localización: Advances in Higher Education / coord. por Josep Domènech i de Soria, Jaime Lloret Mauri, María Cinta Vincent Vela, Elena de la Poza Plaza, Elena Zuriaga Agustí, 2016, ISBN 978-84-9048-496-8, págs. 167-176
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This chapter outlines characteristics of Open Educational Resources (OERs), and the challenges that discourage their widespread development and use in higher education. Development of an OER within one institution is described, including the financial incentives that provided the impetus for the project. Originally conceived almost twenty years ago as a means to reduce institutional costs, the project has evolved to the point where a large amount of comprehensive learning material is freely accessible, sharable, adaptable, and reusable under a Creative Commons licence. The case study suggests a relatively straightforward change that is needed in most higher education jurisdictions to encourage the widespread use of OERs and align the financial interests of government, institutional administrators, faculty members, and students. Specifically, higher education institutions should be required to include the cost of all learning materials in tuition fees charged to students. Undesirable effects of the current system on the use of OERs are discussed, as well as the positive effects of the suggested policy.
