Course Overview


What's it about?

Access to education is a fundamental human right. Open educational resources (OER) provides a viable solution to widening access to education for all students worldwide. In today's world, where the cost of replicating digital information is near zero, we have unprecedented opportunities to realise the vision of education for all. In this course we will explore the meaning of OER and the free legal tools at our disposal to share teaching materials. This course supports the implementation of the UNESCO 2012 Paris OER Declaration which encourages member states to release teaching materials funded with public money under open licenses.


What will I learn?

This course is designed for educators and students who want to learn more about open educational resources, copyright, and Creative Commons licenses. This course will help you to:


What's involved?

You will participate in an open international online course for 10 working days (2 weeks). You will need to allocate about 1.5 to 2 hours per day for the duration of open course. The course is divided into five sessions inclusive of suggested learning activities:

  • Why open matters in education
  • Defining open educational resources
  • Your educational rights to copy
  • Refining your copyright using Creative Commons
  • Choosing the right open license

Learners aiming for the Certificate of Achievement and/or credit towards the Open Education Course elective will need an additional 20 hours of self directed study to complete the assessments for this course.


Prerequisites

Access to education is a fundamental human right. Open educational resources (OER) provides a viable solution to widening access to education for all students worldwide. In today's world, where the cost of replicating digital information is near zero, we have unprecedented opportunities to realise the vision of education for all. In this course we will explore the meaning of OER and the free legal tools at our disposal to share teaching materials. This course supports the implementation of the UNESCO 2012 Paris OER Declaration which encourages member states to release teaching materials funded with public money under open licenses.