A world map of Open Educational Resources initiatives: Can the global OER community design and build it together? Summary report of an international conversation: 12–30 November 2012
| Published | January 2013 |
| Type of work | Report |
| Periodical | Pages 1-8 |
| Publisher | Athabasca University |
ABSTRACT
Four topics for the creation of the OER mapping model are addressed:1) A rationale for a collaborative OER world map
"How would a visual OER world map be useful in your own setting and from your own perspective?”
2)The essential information
a) Basic, Enhanced and Further Enhanced levels
3)The visual presentation
4)The organizational approach
Also addressed in this report are discussions related to ongoing concerns in the field of OER and the next steps needed to create the final version of the model.
| Keywords | FOSS · OER adoption · OER community · OER initiatives · OER mapping project · OpenCourseWare |
| Language | eng |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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