OER graphic, courtesy UMass
A new report issued by Cengage talking about the uptake and use of open education resources has become available. It quickly takes a look back at the history of the ‘open content’ movement (thanks David Wiley) from the late 1990’s through the launch of MIT Open Courseware to current usage, perceptions and impediments to broader uptake.
Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education have the potential to triple in use as primary courseware over the next five years, from 4 percent to 12 percent, according to a survey of more than 500 faculty
Perhaps not surprisingly, they find that OER-derived packaged courseware will be a hot area for growth as it addresses many faculty challenges associated with sourcing, vetting, curating and integrating resources into complete lessons and courses.
According to Cengage…
If OER is to become truly mainstream, it will need to be integrated with personalized
and adaptive learning technologies — including assessment and analytics — that help
to improve student performance by mapping objectives to outcomes.
…and on those points, we couldn’t agree more. In fact it’s not just potential, it’s available today at Junction. Drop us a line and we’ll be happy to tell you about the impacts we’re seeing on student engagement, perceptions on effectiveness and course completion rates vis-a-vis more expensive publisher programs.
New Higher Ed Survey: OER May Triple in Use as Primary Courseware Within Five Years
