Wk 1-Benefits of OER + remixing [Aug. 17, 2011, 4:47 p.m.]
OERs are materials, tools, and media used for teaching and learning that are free from copyright restrictions or are publicly licensed for anyone to use, adapt, and redistribute. In this course, we'll be looking specifically at open content resources, such as text passages, images, videos, sound recordings, interactives, simulations, textbooks, online courses, and more that can be used to engage students and improve learning.
The benefits of OER are:
- abilty to remix to help differentiate instruction and customize materials to each learners' needs
- cost savings
- guarantee to be free over time
- legal compliance
- common public good (wise use of public funds)
- leveraging of teacher professionalism