Playing catch-up: investigating public and institutional policies for OER practices in Australia
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Article Title | Playing catch-up: investigating public and institutional policies for OER practices in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 45066 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bossu, Carina (Author), Brown, Mark (Author) and Bull, David (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning |
Journal Citation | 15 (2), pp. 41-54 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Wellington, New Zealand |
ISSN | 1173-5945 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/viewFile/44/42 |
Abstract | This article explores many of the most well-known Open Educational Resource (OER) initiatives worldwide and then reports on OER developments in Australia. It also discusses a current research project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), including its design and methods of data collection and analysis. Although the study reported here is ongoing, a survey of the tertiary sector to establish current 'state of play' of OERs in Australia has been completed. The authors examine a preliminary analysis that focuses mostly on OER policies at governmental and institutional levels. The analysis shows that the OER movement remains relatively immature in Australia. Also, according to the survey's participants, the government and educational institutions need to give much greater consideration to a regulatory framework in which the use of OER and Open Educational Practices (OEP) can be fostered and encouraged. Isolated OER activities exist, but there appears to be a great deal of catching up required if Australia is to have coordinated initiatives to foster innovation and a culture of more OEPs. |
Keywords | open educational practices; OER; open educational resources; OEP; educational policies; research in OEP |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | University of New England |
Massey University, New Zealand | |
Open Access College | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q113q/playing-catch-up-investigating-public-and-institutional-policies-for-oer-practices-in-australia
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