- Discussion on the conceptual and contextual issues of Open Educational Resources – this includes looking at the origins of OER as well as the drivers/enablers and inhibitors of the OER movement.
- A review of current OER initiatives: their scale, approaches, main issues and challenges – as well as identifying the main OER initiatives, different models of funding and structure are presented as well as outcomes and lessons learned.
- Discussion on trends emerging in Open Educational Resources, with respect to future research and activities – this section is structured around three themes: policy; social, cultural and pedagogy; and technical.
Click here for the full ‘Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education’ paper [34 page PDF]
[Related: Here’s a post on how to search 250 OER repositories using a custom Google search.]