OER Publications

Useful publications that reflect the range of reports and research around OER. Do you have some examples from your own practice or current or past projects? contact us.

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Publications

Author(s) Year Title Type Download option
Various 2012 Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact - Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education Other publication type direct download
SCORE 2012 SCORE Library Survey Report Other publication type free download
Terese Bird 2011 iTunesU a successful model of Open Educational Resource distribution? Other publication type free download
Creative Commons 2011 The Power of Open Books / Book chapters free download
JISC 2011 Content Clustering and Sustaining Digital Resources Books / Book chapters free download
Leigh Blackall 2011 Open Educational Practices: A User Guide for Organisations Books / Book chapters free download
Commonwealth of Learning & UNESCO 2011 A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) Books / Book chapters free download
Edited by Toru Iiyoshi and M. S. Vijay Kumar 2011 Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge Books / Book chapters direct download
Simone Alprandi 2011 Creative Commons: A User Guide Books / Book chapters free download
Stephen Downes 2011 Free Learning: Essays on Open Educational Resources and Copyright Books / Book chapters free download
Hal Plotkin 2011 Free to Learn Guide Books / Book chapters direct download
COL, UNESCO 2011 Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education Books / Book chapters free download
UNESCO 2011 Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) Other publication type free download
Tony Coughlan; Leigh-Ann Perryman 2011 Something for Everyone? The Different Approaches of Academic Disciplines to Open Educational Resources and the Effect on Widening Participation Journals / Journal articles online article
Melissa Highton; Jill W. Fresen; Joanna Wild 2011 Making Academic OER Easy: Reflections on Technology and Openness at Oxford University Journals / Journal articles online article
Alexandra Okada; Teresa Connolly and Andy Lane 2010 Integrating strategic views about Open Educational Resources through collaborative sensemaking Journals / Journal articles purchase download
Andrew Lane; Teresa Connolly; Giselle Ferreira; Patrick McAndrew, Tina wilson 2010 Reusing, reworking and remixing open educational resources Books / Book chapters purchase download
Educause 2010 7 things you should know about Open Educational Resources Journals / Journal articles free download
Patrick McAndrew, Eileen Scanlon, Doug Clow 2010 An Open Future for Higher Education Journals / Journal articles online article
Grainne Conole 2010 What would learning in an open world look like? a vision for the future Other publication type free download
Sibren Fetter, Adriana J. Berlanga, Peter B. Sloep 2010 Peer support & Open Educational Resources Journals / Journal articles online article
Andy Lane 2010 Visual mapping approaches for considering the strategic rationale for the implementation of OER in higher education institutions Other publication type direct download
Schuwer, Robert; Wilson, Tina; Valkenberg, Wllem van and Lane, Andrew 2010 Production of OER: a quest for efficiency Other publication type free download
Lane, Andy and McAndrew, Patrick 2010 Are open educational resources systematic or systemic change agents for teaching practice? Journals / Journal articles free download
Clare Groom 2010 Open Educational Resources: An Update on Activities Reports / Briefing papers direct download
Karl Fogel 2010 Producing Open Source Software Books / Book chapters free download
R J Windle, H Wharrad, D McCormick, H Laverty and M Taylor 2010 Sharing and reuse in OER; experiences gained from open reusable learning objects in health Journals / Journal articles online article
R J Windle, D McCormick, J Dandrea and H Wharrad 2010 The characteristics of reusable learning objects that enhance learning: a case-stude in health-science education Journals / Journal articles free download
P McAndrew, A Santos, A Lane, S Godwin, A Okada, T Wilson, T Connolly, G Ferreira, S Buckingham Shum, J Bretts, and R Webb 2009 OpenLearn Research Report 2006-2008 Reports / Briefing papers free download
Susan D'Antoni 2009 Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace Books / Book chapters free download
Stephen Godwin, Patrick McAndrew, and Andreia Santos 2008 Behind the Scenes with OpenLearn: the Challenges of Researching the Provision of Open Educational Resources Journals / Journal articles free download
K Guthrie, R Griffiths and N Maron 2008 Sustainability and Revenue for Online Academic Resources. Reports / Briefing papers direct download
Andrew Lane 2008 Am I good enough? The mediated use of open educational resources to empower learners in excluded communities Other publication type free download
Andrew Lane 2008 Reflections on Sustaining Open Educational Resources: an institutional case study Journals / Journal articles free download
Andrew Lane 2008 Widening participation in education through open educational resources Books / Book chapters direct download
Patrick McAndrew, Stephen Godwin, Andreia Santos, Alexandra Okada 2008 Researching Open Content in Education Websites / Online articles free download
Patrick McAndrew and Tina Wilson 2008 Pocketing the difference: Joint development of open educational resources Other publication type purchase download
Various 2008 Opening Up Education - The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge Books / Book chapters purchase download
Stephen Downes 2007 Models for sustainable open educational resources Websites / Online articles direct download
Andrew Lane 2007 Open Content: When is it effective educationally Other publication type free download
OECD Publishing 2007 Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources Reports / Briefing papers purchase download
Richard Katz 2007 Open to Change: An Interview with Leaders of the Open University Interviews reference only
Daniel Atkins, John Seely Brown, Allen Hammonds 2007 A Review of the Open educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges and New opportunities Reports / Briefing papers direct download
Sir John Daniel, Susan D'Antoni, Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic 2006 eLearning and free open source software: The key to global mass higher education? Other publication type free download
Patrick McAndrew 2006 Motivations for OpenLearn: the Open University's Open Content Initiative Reports / Briefing papers
David Wiley 2006 On the sustainability of Open Educational Resource Initiatives in Higher Education Reports / Briefing papers direct download
Sally Johnstone 2005 Open Educational Resources Serve the World Other publication type free download