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Open Educational Resources: Definition
Definitions
ECU Adopted OER Definitions Page 2
OER Basics
- OER InfographicInfographic created by Council for Online Learning Excellence. Opens a new tab.
- OER Basics & BeyondThis course and textbook created by COLE guides you to earning OER micro-credentials issued by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Opens a new tab.
OER and Copyright
According to the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources, "Open licensing does not replace copyright. Open licenses work with copyright to promote shared use. This changes the copyright from “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved.”
"Creative Commons: A User Guide" by Simone Aliprandi, Creative Commons Attirubtion-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.
- Linscheid Library Copyright GuideLearn more about copyright in this guide. Opens a new tab.
Affordable Course Material Options
Effectiveness of OER
OER vs. Free to Access
- OER BookmarkBookmark of the 5Rs. Opens a new tab.
There are many materials students and faculty can freely access online, including library resources. Only materials that have an open license or are in the public domain are OER. This is because OER must be open as defined by the 5Rs:
From Rosario Passos. Licensed under CC By 4.0.
Accessibility
The 5 Rs of Open
- Retain: Make and own a copy
- Reuse: Use in a wide range of ways
- Revise: Adapt, modify and improve
- Remix: Combine two or more
- Redistribute: Share with others
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