CourseArc

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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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OER Case Study License Open 130

Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

You see, the idea behind open practices is that anyone can gain access for free, at any time and in any place - courses, software, ideas, knowledge, people. Too many powerful people and organisations stand to lose a lot if everything becomes 'free' and open. And open access journals are opening up knowledge for all without payment.

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Open Education OER Creative Commons 81

Learning with e's

JULY 24, 2010

Before anyone points out the fact that paper based journal cost money to produce, edit, review, print and distribute, I want to make the following points: Most academic journals are run by academics on a voluntary basis - those who review for my journal don't get paid a penny.

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Journal OER Social Media Streaming 86

Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2015

We are now at the stage where at least 50% of academics have published in open access journals (Stats from Wiley), an there is a growth in Open Educational Resources including OER Commons , with many universities now providing free content. Several of Martin Weller's slidesets are available for free download here.

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Open OER Authoring Tools Journal 40

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Today, more than ever, academics and professionals need to question the value of publishing in closed journals. Just how many people will actually read an article in a closed journal? The answer for most closed journals is - not very many. Conversely, publishing in an open access journals can increase the audience dramatically.

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Open Journal Metrics License 87