Open Educational Resources (OER) by Olga Perkovic and Denise Smith is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
- eCampusOntarioThe online hub for learners and educators across Ontario.
- Open Content BlogBy David Wiley (opencontent.org).
- Open Education (SPARC)Open Education information and resources from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.
- Open Textbook NetworkHelps higher education institutions and systems advance the use of open textbooks and practices on their campuses.
- UNESCO Recommendation on OERThe report, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in Nov. 2019, outlines five "Areas of Action" to build more open and inclusive societies. These areas are, as follows:
1. Building the capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER;
2. Developing supportive policy for OER;
3. Encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER;
4. Nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER; and
5. Promoting and reinforcing international cooperation in OER.
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