Working with Open Educational Resources (OERs)

This is the second module in a suite of 5 openly licenced Digital Fluency modules developed at OUT in collaboration with OER Africa to address the needs of Academic staff in the 21^st Century.

Nowadays there is a large amount of educational material available online for teaching and learning and research purposes. Open Educational Resources (OERs) provide a means to produce and share knowledge by taking advantage of the digital environment supported by the internet. Through using OER guided by open licenses, users can freely retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute content over the internet, thereby enhancing teaching and learning experiences. This module is aimed at providing the learner with basic guidance on OERs, including underlying concepts, and encouraging practical use of OERs.