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ERIC Number: EJ1017501
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1492-3831
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Measuring Use and Creation of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education
McKerlich, Ross; Ives, Cindy; McGreal, Rory
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v14 n4 p90-103 Oct 2013
The open educational resources initiative has been underway for over a decade now and higher education institutions are slowly adopting open educational resources (OER). The use and creation of OER are important aspects of adoption and both are needed for the benefits of OER to be fully realized. Based on the results of a survey developed to measure the readiness of faculty and staff to adopt OER, this paper focuses on the measurement of OER use and creation, and identifies factors to increase both. The survey was administered in September 2012 to faculty and staff of Athabasca University, Canada's open university. The results offer a snapshot of OER use and creation at one university. The survey tool could provide a mechanism to compare and contrast OER adoption with other higher education institutions. Forty-three percent of those in the sample are using OER and 31% are creating OER. This ratio of "use" to "creation" is introduced as a possible metric to measure adoption.
Athabasca University. 1200, 10011 - 109 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8, Canada. Tel: 780-421-2536; Fax: 780-497-3416; e-mail: irrodl@athabascau.ca; Web site: http://www.irrodl.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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