3.1 - Purpose of the guidelines
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Guidelines for OER in Higher Education
- 1 - Acknowledgements
- 2.a - Distance education
- 2.b - E-learning
- 2.c - Inclusive Design
- 2.d - Open Access
- 2.e - Open Educational Resources
- 3.1 - Purpose of the guidelines
- 3.2.a - The higher education context
- 3.2.b - Open licensing and the emergence of OER
- 3.2.c - The transformative potential of OER
- 3.3 - Scope of the Guidelines
- 4.1.0 - Guidelines for Governments
- 4.1.a - Support the use of OER through the revision of policy regulating higher education
- 4.1.b - Contribute to raising awareness of key OER issues
- 4.1.c - Review national ICT/connectivity strategies for Higher Education
Open educational resources (OER) are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared by anyone. These guidelines outline key issues and suggestions for integrating OER into higher education. Their purpose is to encourage decision-makers in governments and institutions to invest in the production, adaptation, and use of OER, while bringing them into the mainstream of higher education, to improve the quality of curricula and teaching and to reduce costs.
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